Trends and technological advancements in the possible food applications of Spirulina and their health benefits: A Review

NKZ AlFadhly, N Alhelfi, AB Altemimi, DK Verma… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spirulina is a kind of blue-green algae (BGA) that is multicellular, filamentous, and
prokaryotic. It is also known as a cyanobacterium. It is classified within the phylum known as …

Antioxidant, Immunomodulating, and Microbial‐Modulating Activities of the Sustainable and Ecofriendly Spirulina

A Finamore, M Palmery, S Bensehaila… - … medicine and cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The highly nutritional and ecofriendly Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) has hypolipidemic,
hypoglycemic, and antihypertensive properties. Spirulina contains functional compounds …

Incorporation of novel foods in European diets can reduce global warming potential, water use and land use by over 80%

R Mazac, J Meinilä, L Korkalo, N Järviö, M Jalava… - Nature food, 2022 - nature.com
Global food systems face the challenge of providing healthy and adequate nutrition through
sustainable means, which is exacerbated by climate change and increasing protein demand …

[HTML][HTML] Physicochemical degradation of phycocyanin and means to improve its stability: A short review

A Adjali, I Clarot, Z Chen, E Marchioni… - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis, spirulina, is a source of pigments such as
phycobiliprotein and phycocyanin. Phycocyanin is used in the food, cosmetics, and …

Isolation of industrial important bioactive compounds from microalgae

V Balasubramaniam, RDN Gunasegavan, S Mustar… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are known as a rich source of bioactive compounds which exhibit different
biological activities. Increased demand for sustainable biomass for production of important …

Challenging microalgal vitamins for human health

A Del Mondo, A Smerilli, E Sané, C Sansone… - Microbial Cell …, 2020 - Springer
Background Vitamins' deficiency in humans is an important threat worldwide and requires
solutions. In the concept of natural biofactory for bioactive compounds production …

Tendencies affecting the growth and cultivation of genus Spirulina: An investigative review on current trends

NKZ AlFadhly, N Alhelfi, AB Altemimi, DK Verma… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spirulina, a kind of blue-green algae, is one of the Earth's oldest known forms of life.
Spirulina grows best in very alkaline environments, although it may flourish across a wide …

Designing selenium functional foods and beverages: A review

P Adadi, NV Barakova, KY Muravyov… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
A functional food is any food that has (a) specific nutrient (s) added to it for a specific
functional purpose. Selenium (Se) is a metalloid that belongs to group 16 of the periodic …

Human consumption of seaweed and freshwater aquatic plants in ancient Europe

S Buckley, K Hardy, F Hallgren… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract During the Mesolithic in Europe, there is widespread evidence for an increase in
exploitation of aquatic resources. In contrast, the subsequent Neolithic is characterised by …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and nutritional Life Cycle Assessment of novel foods in meals as transformative food for the future

R Mazac, N Järviö, HL Tuomisto - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable diets are key for mitigating further anthropogenic climate change and meeting
future health and sustainability goals globally. Given that current diets need to change …