A critical comparison of the advanced extraction techniques applied to obtain health-promoting compounds from seaweeds

E Quitério, C Grosso, R Ferraz, C Delerue-Matos… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine macroalgae are rich in bioactive compounds that can be applied in several fields,
mainly food, cosmetics, and medicine. The health-promoting effects of bioactive compounds …

Xanthophylls from the sea: algae as source of bioactive carotenoids

AG Pereira, P Otero, J Echave, A Carreira-Casais… - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Algae are considered pigment-producing organisms. The function of these compounds in
algae is to carry out photosynthesis. They have a great variety of pigments, which can be …

Seaweed's bioactive candidate compounds to food industry and global food security

A Leandro, D Pacheco, J Cotas, JC Marques, L Pereira… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Biological action mechanisms of fucoxanthin extracted from algae for application in food and cosmetic industries

C Lourenço-Lopes, M Fraga-Corral… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Fucoxanthin is a pigment present in diverse marine organisms such as micro
and macro-algae. The most relevant source of fucoxanthin has been described to be the …

Algal biorefinery: a sustainable approach to valorize algal-based biomass towards multiple product recovery

R Chandra, HMN Iqbal, G Vishal, HS Lee… - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, ever-increasing socio-economic awareness, and negative impact of
excessive petro consumption have redirected the research interests towards bio-resources …

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 …

Application of seaweeds to develop new food products with enhanced shelf-life, quality and health-related beneficial properties

S Roohinejad, M Koubaa, FJ Barba… - Food Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Edible seaweeds are a good source of antioxidants, dietary fibers, essential amino acids,
vitamins, phytochemicals, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and minerals. Many studies have …

Seaweeds as promising resource of bioactive compounds: Overview of novel extraction strategies and design of tailored meat products

B Gullón, M Gagaoua, FJ Barba, P Gullón… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Meat and meat products have been recently perceived by consumers as
unhealthy foods. To avoid this drawback, the reformulation is a feasible approach that allows …

Innovative alternative technologies to extract carotenoids from microalgae and seaweeds

MM Poojary, FJ Barba, B Aliakbarian, F Donsì… - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
Marine microalgae and seaweeds (microalgae) represent a sustainable source of various
bioactive natural carotenoids, including β-carotene, lutein, astaxanthin, zeaxanthin …

Producing fucoxanthin from algae–Recent advances in cultivation strategies and downstream processing

YK Leong, CY Chen, S Varjani, JS Chang - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Fucoxanthin, a brown-colored pigment from algae, is gaining much attention from industries
and researchers recently due to its numerous potential health benefits, including anti …