The potential and challenge of microalgae as promising future food sources

C Chen, T Tang, Q Shi, Z Zhou, J Fan - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background With the increase of the global population, food production cannot keep pace
with the strong growth of demand, and the food crisis is not impossible. At the same time …

A comparison between microalgal autotrophic growth and metabolite accumulation with heterotrophic, mixotrophic and photoheterotrophic cultivation modes

AP Abreu, RC Morais, JA Teixeira, J Nunes - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are sustainable feedstock for healthy food and feed, organic drugs, ecological
polymers, green chemicals and dyes, biofuels, biofertilizers, and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae-based products: Food and public health

APF de Oliveira, APA Bragotto - Future Foods, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae biomass can offer several compounds beneficial to human nutrition, including
lipids, proteins, minerals and pigments. In this sense, microalgae-based foods are already …

Seaweeds as a source of functional proteins

P Thiviya, A Gamage, NS Gama-Arachchige, O Merah… - Phycology, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] One-step co-cultivation and flocculation of microalgae with filamentous fungi to valorize starch wastewater into high-value biomass

SK Wang, KX Yang, YR Zhu, XY Zhu, DF Nie… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel method of one-step co-cultivation and harvesting of microalgae and fungi, for
efficient starch wastewater treatment and high-value biomass production was developed. By …

Algae as a potential source of protein meat alternatives

J Espinosa-Ramírez… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
With the rise of plant-based meat alternatives, there is a growing need for sustainable and
nutritious sources of protein. Alga is a rich protein source, and initial studies show that it can …

[HTML][HTML] Algal biopolymers as sustainable resources for a net-zero carbon bioeconomy

AA Mohan, AR Antony, K Greeshma, JH Yun… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The era for eco-friendly polymers was ushered by the marine plastic menace and with the
discovery of emerging pollutants such as micro-, nano-plastics, and plastic leachates from …

Algae: Study of edible and biologically active fractions, their properties and applications

O Babich, S Sukhikh, V Larina, O Kalashnikova… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The beneficial properties of algae make them perfect functional ingredients for food
products. Algae have a high energy value and are a source of biologically active …

A narrative review of alternative protein sources: highlights on meat, fish, egg and dairy analogues

M Lima, R Costa, I Rodrigues, J Lameiras, G Botelho - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The research and development of alternatives to meat (including fish) and dairy products for
human consumption have been increasing in recent years. In the context of these …

Structural, extraction and safety aspects of novel alternative proteins from different sources

X Zhang, T Zhang, Y Zhao, L Jiang, X Sui - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
With rapid population growth and continued environmental degradation, it is no longer
sustainable to rely on conventional proteins to meet human requirements. This has …