Spirulina for the food and functional food industries

T Lafarga, JM Fernández-Sevilla… - Food Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Humans are no strangers to the consumption of microalgae as already in the sixteenth
century Spirulina was harvested from Lake Texcoco and consumed in markets in …

Potential industrial applications and commercialization of microalgae in the functional food and feed industries: A short review

F Camacho, A Macedo, F Malcata - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bioactive compounds, eg, protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, vitamins and
minerals, found in commercial form of microalgal biomass (eg, powder, flour, liquid, oil …

The antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory activities of Spirulina: an overview

Q Wu, L Liu, A Miron, B Klímová, D Wan, K Kuča - Archives of toxicology, 2016 - Springer
Spirulina is a species of filamentous cyanobacteria that has long been used as a food
supplement. In particular, Spirulina platensis and Spirulina maxima are the most important …

Emerging prospects of macro-and microalgae as prebiotic

AK Patel, RR Singhania, MK Awasthi, S Varjani… - Microbial Cell …, 2021 - Springer
Macro-and microalgae-based foods are becoming popular due to their high nutritious value.
The algal biomass is enriched with polysaccharides, protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids …

The potential of microalgae and their biopolymers as structuring ingredients in food: A review

TMM Bernaerts, L Gheysen, I Foubert… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae are considered promising functional food ingredients due to their balanced
composition, containing multiple nutritional and health-beneficial components. However …

Emergent sources of prebiotics: Seaweeds and microalgae

MF de Jesus Raposo, AMMB De Morais… - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
In recent years, scientists have become aware that human microbiota, in general, and gut
microbiota, in particular, play a major role in human health and diseases, such as obesity …

RETRACTED ARTICLE: The effects of probiotics on mental health and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in …

AA Mohammadi, S Jazayeri… - Nutritional …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Statement of Retraction: The effects of probiotics on mental health and hypothalamic-
pituitary-adrenal axis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in petrochemical …

Effect of Spirulina platensis fortification on physicochemical, textural, antioxidant and sensory properties of yogurt during fermentation and storage

M Barkallah, M Dammak, I Louati, F Hentati, B Hadrich… - Lwt, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to the high consumption rate of fermented milk products such as yogurt, the fortification
of these products will effectively reduce diseases associated with nutritional deficiencies. In …

Nutritional and medical applications of spirulina microalgae

SM Hoseini, K Khosravi-Darani… - Mini reviews in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Spirulina spp. and its processing products are employed in agriculture, food industry,
pharmaceutics, perfumery and medicine. Spirulina has several pharmacological activities …

Algae as a source of natural flavors in innovative foods

N Francezon, A Tremblay, JL Mouget… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As a result of their nutritive values, algae have been used as a food resource for centuries,
and there is a growing interest to use them as enrichment ingredients in food products …