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Functional Ingredients from Algae for Foods and Nutraceuticals.

Algae have a long history of use as foods and for the production of food ingredients. There is also increasing interest in their exploitation as sources of bioactive compounds for use in functional foods and nutraceuticals. Functional ingredients from algae for foods and nutraceuticals reviews key t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dominguez, H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2013.
Series:Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Algae have a long history of use as foods and for the production of food ingredients. There is also increasing interest in their exploitation as sources of bioactive compounds for use in functional foods and nutraceuticals. Functional ingredients from algae for foods and nutraceuticals reviews key topics in these areas, encompassing both macroalgae (seaweeds) and microalgae. After a chapter introducing the concept of algae as a source of biologically active ingredients for the formulation of functional foods and nutraceuticals, part one explores the structure and occurrence of the major.
Item Description:9 Anticancer agents derived from marine algae.
Physical Description:1 online resource (766 pages)
ISBN:9780857098689
0857098683