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Seaweed Sustainability: Food and Non-Food Applications is the only evidence-based resource that offers an abundance of information on the applications of seaweed as a solution to meet an increasing global demand for sustainable food source. The book uncovers seaweed potential and describes the various sources of seaweed, the role of seaweeds as a sustainable source for human food and animal feeds, and the role of seaweed farming for sustainability. In addition to harvesting and processing information, the book discusses the benefits of seaweed in human nutrition and its nutraceutical properties.

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Author:   Brijesh K. Tiwari (Principal Research Officer, TEAGASC, Adjunct Professor; University College Dublin, Ireland) ,  Declan Troy (Teagasc Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland) ,  Declan Troy (Teagasc Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland) ,  Declan Troy (Teagasc Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9780124186972

ISBN 10:   0124186971
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   14 September 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780323854276
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Seaweed Sustainability--Food and Nonfood Applications CHAPTER 2 World Seaweed Utilization CHAPTER 3 Farming of Seaweeds CHAPTER 4 Processing of Seaweeds CHAPTER 5 Chemical Composition of Seaweeds CHAPTER 6 Seaweed Proteins, Peptides, and Amino Acids CHAPTER 7 Seaweed Carbohydrates CHAPTER 8 Seaweed Minor Constituents CHAPTER 9 Extraction of Biomolecules from Seaweeds CHAPTER 10 Analytical Techniques for Bioactives from Seaweed CHAPTER 11 Seaweed and Food Security CHAPTER 12 Identification and Selection of Algae for Food, Feed, and Fuel Applications CHAPTER 13 Seaweeds: A Sustainable Food Source CHAPTER 14 Seaweeds: A Nutraceutical and Health Food CHAPTER 15 Seaweeds: A Sustainable Feed Source for Livestock and Aquaculture CHAPTER 16 Seaweeds: A Sustainable Fuel Source

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Brijesh K Tiwari, M.Sc., Ph.D., FIFST, FRSC is a principal research officer at TEAGASC and adjunct Professor at University College Dublin, Ireland. Previously he was a Research Professor @ Food Research Center; Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; He has been an external research project evaluator for Research Council of Norway and External evaluator for Norwegian Strategic Research Programme, Norway; Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research, Development and Innovation. Dr. Tiwari does extensive research all around the world, has won many awards, is an editorial board member and a keynote speaker at international conferences with over 175 peer-reviewed research publications and over 100 book chapters. He has also co-edited 10 books and is a book series editor for IFST Advances in Food Science book series. He is currently the Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Food Processing and Preservation.

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