Since ancient times, seaweeds have been employed as source of highly bioactive
secondary metabolites that could act as key medicinal components. Furthermore, research …

Seaweeds have received huge interest in recent years given their promising potentialities.
Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, hypolipemic, and anticoagulant effects are …

The world population is continuously growing, so it is important to keep producing food in a
sustainable way, especially in a way that is nutritious and in a sufficient quantity to overcome …

The red seaweed group (Rhodophyta) is one of the phyla of macroalgae, among the groups
Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyta, brown and green seaweeds, respectively. Nowadays, all …

Seaweeds have been generally utilized as food and alternative medicine in different
countries. They are specifically used as a raw material for wine, cheese, soup, tea, noodles …

In the last few decades, attention on new natural antimicrobial compounds has arisen due to
a change in consumer preferences and the increase in the number of resistant …

Protein is one of the major macronutrients essential in human nutrition. Protein sources
especially animal sourced proteins are expensive, thus much work has been carried out to …

The hydrocolloids carrageenan and agar are the major fraction industrially extracted and
commercialized from red seaweeds. However, this type of macroalgae also contains a …

The eminent protein sources among the vegetarian population include cereals and pulses
that do not satisfy the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) level. The anti-nutrients such …

Seaweeds are a recognized source of bioactive compounds and techno-functional
ingredients. However, its protein fraction is still underexplored. The aim of this study was to …