[HTML][HTML] Carotenoids: Dietary sources, extraction, encapsulation, bioavailability, and health benefits—A review of recent advancements

RK Saini, P Prasad, V Lokesh, X Shang, J Shin… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural carotenoids (CARs), viz. β-carotene, lutein, astaxanthin, bixin, norbixin, capsanthin,
lycopene, canthaxanthin, β-Apo-8-carotenal, zeaxanthin, and β-apo-8-carotenal-ester, are …

Microalgae: Bioactive composition, health benefits, safety and prospects as potential high-value ingredients for the functional food industry

J Ampofo, L Abbey - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Global population is estimated to reach about 9.22 billion by 2075. The increasing
knowledge on the relationship between food biochemistry and positive health gives an …

Microalgae as tools for bio-circular-green economy: Zero-waste approaches for sustainable production and biorefineries of microalgal biomass

B Cheirsilp, W Maneechote, S Srinuanpan… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are promising organisms that are rapidly gaining much attention due to their
numerous advantages and applications, especially in biorefineries for various bioenergy …

Brown algae as functional food source of fucoxanthin: A review

NAS Din, AS Mohd Alayudin, NS Sofian-Seng… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fucoxanthin is an algae-specific xanthophyll of aquatic carotenoid. It is prevalent in brown
seaweed because it functions as a light-harvesting complex for algal photosynthesis and …

Promising biorefinery products from marine macro and microalgal biomass: a review

M Narayanan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, algal biorefinery concepts have been gaining a lot of attention. The rapidly
evolving algae mediated bioeconomy places an increased emphasis on characterizing and …

Algal carotenoids: chemistry, sources, and application

I Generalić Mekinić, V Šimat, NB Rathod, I Hamed… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, the isolation and identification of various biologically active secondary metabolites
from algae have been of scientific interest, with particular attention paid to carotenoids …

Seaweed polysaccharides: Emerging extraction technologies, chemical modifications and bioactive properties

P Otero, M Carpena, P Garcia-Oliveira… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Nowadays, consumers are increasingly aware of the relationship between diet and health,
showing a greater preference of products from natural origin. In the last decade, seaweeds …

Research progress, challenges, and perspectives in microbial pigment production for industrial applications-A review

LJ Rather, SS Mir, SA Ganie, Q Li - Dyes and Pigments, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial pigments are gaining more attention in recent times due to their versatile
applications in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and textile industries. The development …

Bioprospecting of marine microalgae from Kaohsiung Seacoast for lutein and lipid production

AK Patel, AP Vadrale, YS Tseng, CW Chen… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
A bioprospecting study was conducted from Seawater samples collected at Kaohsiung
Seacoast, Taiwan. The current research was aimed to isolate potential lutein-producing …

An overview on the nutritional and bioactive components of green seaweeds

J Xu, W Liao, Y Liu, Y Guo, S Jiang, C Zhao - Food Production, Processing …, 2023 - Springer
Green seaweed, as the most abundant species of macroseaweeds, is an important marine
biological resource. It is a rich source of several amino acids, fatty acids, and dietary fibers …