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 …

Algal nutraceuticals: A perspective on metabolic diversity, current food applications, and prospects in the field of metabolomics

P Garcia-Perez, L Cassani, P Garcia-Oliveira, J Xiao… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The current consumers' demand for food naturalness is urging the search for new functional
foods of natural origin with enhanced health-promoting properties. In this sense, algae …

Nature's palette: An emerging frontier for coloring dairy products

S Ghosh, T Sarkar, R Chakraborty… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Consumers all across the world are looking for the most delectable and appealing foods,
while also demanding products that are safer, more nutritious, and healthier. Substitution of …

Delivery systems for fucoxanthin: Research progress, applications and future prospects

Z Zhang, Z Wei, C Xue - Critical Reviews in Food Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Fucoxanthin is a special kind of keto-carotenoid found only in algae. The unique structure of
fucoxanthin endows it with extraordinary biological activities, which are of great significance …

Assessing the impact of temperature, pH, light and chemical oxidation on fucoxanthin colour changes, antioxidant activity and the resulting metabolites

Z Yusof, V Lim, NMH Khong, WS Choo… - Journal of the Science …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The present study evaluated the effects of temperature, pH, light and
chemical oxidation on fucoxanthin changes in terms of colour, antioxidant activity and …

Nitrogen utilization analysis reveals the synergetic effect of arginine and urea in promoting fucoxanthin biosynthesis in the mixotrophic marine diatom Phaeodactylum …

R Yang, D Wei, G Pohnert - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fucoxanthin is a new dietary ingredient applied in healthy foods with specific benefits of
body weight loss and liver fat reduction. The marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a …

Preparation and characterization of hydrophobically-modified sodium alginate derivatives as carriers for fucoxanthin

L Han, R Zhai, B Hu, PA Williams, J Yang, C Zhang… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Micelles are nano-architectured structures capable of encapsulating hydrophobic
substances in aqueous solutions, thereby improving their stability, solubility, and …

Extraction of Bioactive and Nutraceuticals from Marine Sources and Their Application

N Rathod, V Reddy, M Čagalj, V Šimat, M Dahal… - Bioactive Extraction and …, 2024 - Springer
The marine resource hosts wide biodiversity, regarded as a rich source of diverse bioactive
compounds, which are widely investigated for their bioactive composition and nutraceutical …

Fucoxanthin as a Biofunctional Compound in Goat Milk Yogurt: Stability and Physicochemical Effects

MT Nuñez de González, R Attaie, S Woldesenbet… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
The food industry has increasingly added nutrients and other ingredients to products to
enhance their health benefits. Fucoxanthin is recognized for its benefits in mitigating obesity …

Brown algae as functional food source of fucoxanthin: a review.

SD Nur Akmal, MA 'Ain Sajda, NS Sofian-Seng… - 2022 - cabidigitallibrary.org
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 …