Seaweed Sustainability: Food and Non-Food Applications

Seaweed Sustainability: Food and Non-Food Applications is the only evidence-based resource that offers an abundance of information on the applications of seaweed as a solution to meet an increasing global demand for sustainable food source. The book uncovers seaweed potential and describes the various sources of seaweed, the role of seaweeds as a sustainable source for human food and animal feeds, and the role of seaweed farming for sustainability. In addition to harvesting and processing information, the book discusses the benefits of seaweed in human nutrition and its nutraceutical properties. Offers different perspectives by presenting examples of commercial utilization of wild-harvested or cultivated algae, marine and freshwater seaweedsDiscusses seasonal and cultivar variations in seaweeds for a better understanding of their implications in commercial applicationsIncludes a wide range of micro and macro algae for food and feed production and provides perspectives on seaweed as a potential energy source INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Role of seaweed in organic farming 3. Economic importance of seaweed 4. Seaweed and food security 5. Sources of seaweed 6. Farming of seaweed 7. Processing of seaweed 8. Recovery of bioactive compounds from seaweed 9. Chemical composition of seaweed 10. Seaweed proteins, peptides and amino acids 11. Seaweed carbohydrates 12. Seaweed minor constituents 13. Chemical charaterisation and approaches 14. Identification and selection for food, feed, and fuel application 15. Seaweed: a sustainable food source 16. Seaweed: a nutraceutical and health food 17. Seaweed: a susatainable feed source 18. Seaweed: a sustainable fuel source

• ISBN: 978-0-12-418697-2
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 532
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés