Edible Seaweeds of the World

Edible Seaweeds of the World
ISBN-10
1498730507
ISBN-13
9781498730501
Category
Science
Pages
463
Language
English
Published
2016-01-08
Publisher
CRC Press
Author
Leonel Pereira

Description

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 account for 90% of the biomass exploited commercially. This book details 147 species of edible seaweed, including scientific name and respective common names, geographic location, nutritional composition, uses and is extensively illustrated.

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