Edible Seaweeds of the World
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Edible Seaweeds of the World

  1. 463 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Edible Seaweeds of the World

About this book

Seaweed is used in many countries for very different purposes - directly as food, especially in sushi, as a source of phycocolloids, extraction of compounds with antiviral, antibacterial or antitumor activity and as biofertilizers. About four million tons of seaweed are harvested annually worldwide. Of the various species known, less than 20 accoun

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781498730501
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences
Introduction
17
Saccharina 
latissima
0.04
0.05
0.21
0.0003
0.35
1.6
Saå 
2002
Undaria 
pinnatida
0.04–
0.22
0.17–
0.30
0.23–
1.4
2.56
-
0.18
-
0.0036
5.29
1.4–
2.5
0.479
García 
et 
al. 
1993, 
Saå 
2002
Kolb 
et 
al. 
2004
Quirós 
et 
al. 
2004
Rhodophyta 
(Red 
seaweed)
Chondrus 
crispus
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.6–4*
10–13*
-
-
Morrissey 
et 
al. 
2001
RupÊrez 
2002
Gracilaria
spp.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16–149**
-
-
Tsuchiya 
1950
Palmaria 
palmata
1.59
0.073–1.56
0.51–1.91
1.89
-
8.99
-
0.009
6.34–34.5
2.2–
13.9
0.267
Morrissey 
et 
al. 
2001
Saå 
2002, 
Quirós 
et 
al. 
2004
Porphyra 
umbilicalis
3.65
0.144
0.36
-
-
-
-
0.029
4.214
-
0.363
García 
et 
al. 
1993, 
Saå 
2002
Quirós 
et 
al. 
2004
Porphyra 
yezoensis
16000***
0.129
0.382
11.0
-
-
-
0.052
-
-
-
Noda 
1993, 
Watanabe 
et 
al. 
2000
* 
expressed 
as 
ppm
; 
** 
expressed 
as 
mg%
; 
*** 
expressed 
as 
I.U.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction
  6. Chapter 2: Edible Seaweeds Listed by Geographic Region
  7. References
  8. Glossary
  9. Abbreviations and Acronyms
  10. Annex I
  11. Credits of Images
  12. Back Cover