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Algal-derived functional additives for ensured safety and efficacy. [PDF]

EFSA J
Abstract This document was developed within the framework of the EU‐FORA fellowship programme, which aims to improve expertise in food risk assessment through training to ensure awareness for future risk analysis needs. The work aimed to study extracts obtained from macroalgae to be used as functional additives and discusses issues related to their ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Silva A, Carpena M, Barroso MF, Prieto MA.   +4 more
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Effects of Dietary Marine Sulfated Polysaccharides Derived From Macroalgae on Intestinal Health of Nursery Pigs. [PDF]

Anim Sci J
ABSTRACT Post‐weaning stress in pigs leads to intestinal inflammation and oxidative stress. Macroalgae has gained attention with anti‐inflammatory and anti‐oxidative properties to mitigate these negative impacts. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of sulfated polysaccharides extracted from marine macroalgae (Ulva spp.
Cheng YC, Garavito-Duarte YR, Suarez MG, Rodríguez MA, Kim SW.   +4 more
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Sustainable Continuous Drying of High Moisture Content Seaweed via Twin Screw Extrusion-A Proof of Concept Study and Statistical Analysis. [PDF]

J Food Sci
ABSTRACT Seaweed gained a great deal of interest in recent years as a valuable source in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Efficient economic utilization of seaweed depends on the techniques employed to remove their high moisture content (MC). This study proposes a novel continuous drying technique for Fucus vesiculosus seaweed biomass using twin ...
Habeeb Allah A, Rae M, Singh M, Solomon S, Walker GM.   +4 more
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Prominent Grazing Rates and Feeding Preferences of an Abundant Exotic Benthic Herbivore in the Mediterranean Sea. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
In this study, we report the potential negative impacts of an exotic herbivore crab (Percnon gibbesi) in Mediterranean benthic habitats. Given the high densities of P. gibbesi found in the field, the large per capita and per area grazing rates quantified experimentally, and the broad generalist diet reported here and elsewhere, the ecological impacts ...
Pizarro-Borrull M, Font E, Marbà N, Anton A.   +3 more
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Nutritional, bioactive compounds content, and antioxidant activity of brown seaweeds from the Red Sea

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionBrown seaweeds are excellent sources of bioactive molecules with a wide range of pharmacological effects, whose content can vary depending on several factors, including the origin and the environment in which the algae grow.MethodsThis study ...
Mona M. Ismail, Gehan M. El Zokm, José M. Miranda Lopez   +2 more
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Taxonomic Study of Six Sargassum Species (Sargassaceae, Fucales) with Compressed Primary Branches in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Including S. binderi Sonder a New Record Species for Algal Flora, Iran [PDF]

Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2015
Six species of Sargassum C. Agardh (Sargassaceae) with compressed primary branches, including: S. binderi Sonder, S. aquifolium (Turner)C. Agardh, S. oligocystum Montagne, S. swartzii (Turner)C. Agardh, S. crassifolium J. Agardh and S. cristaefolium C. A.
M. Shams, S. Afsharzadeh, Gh. Balali
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Brown Macroalgae as Valuable Food Ingredients

Antioxidants, 2019
Due to the balanced nutritional value and abundance of bioactive compounds, seaweeds represent great candidates to be used as health-promoting ingredients by the food industry.
Nuno C. Afonso, Marcelo D. Catarino, Artur M. S. Silva, Susana M. Cardoso   +3 more
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Epiphytic macroalgae of maricultured Sargassum and their potential utilizations

Aquatic Living Resources
Epiphytism commonly occurs in marine benthic macroalgae and seagrass communities under natural conditions and those of mariculture. This can greatly obstruct the cultivation of commercial seaweeds and ultimately impacts the seaweed aquaculture industry ...
Chen Binbin, Zhang Huawei, Ma Zengling, Wu Mingjiang   +3 more
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Floristic study of intertidal seaweeds of Hengam Island [PDF]

بوم‌شناسی آبزیان, 2017
Persian Gulf is known as an environmental resource of unique species. In the present survey, the floristic composition of marine algae of Hengam Island in Hormozgan province was investigated. Sampling was performed at four stations of the tidal zone from
Fahimeh Imani, Saeid Afsharzadeh, Mohamad Sharif Ranjbar   +2 more
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Abundance, diversity and nutritional composition of seaweeds in the selected locations of vondalous bay, pasikuda in Sri Lanka [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The present study focused on the distribution, diversity, and nutritional composition of seaweeds in the Pasikuda region of Vandalous Bay, Sri Lanka.
Wickramasingha Menaka, Ahamed Riyas, Harris Jalaldeen Mohamed, Rifky Mohamed, Dissanayake Kasun, Jesfar Mohamed, Parasuraman Hisanithy, Samadiy Murodjon   +7 more
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