Seaweeds as nutritional supplements: Analysis of nutritional profile, physicochemical properties and proximate composition of G.Acerosa and S.Wightii

Biomedicine and Preventive Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-144

  Syad, Arif Nisha ^a   Shunmugiah, Karutha Pandian ^a   Kasi, Pandima Devi ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Fatty acids; Minerals; Nutritional composition; Seaweeds; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARGININE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEPTADECANOIC ACID; ISOLEUCINE; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LIPID; LYSINE; METHIONINE; MINERAL; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE; POTASSIUM; PROLINE; PROTEIN; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SERINE; STEARIC ACID; THIAMINE; TYROSINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FIBER; GELIDIELLA ACEROSA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARGASSUM WIGHTII; SEAWEED;

ALGAE; GELIDIELLA ACEROSA; SARGASSUM WIGHTII;

EID: 84879180764     PISSN: 22105239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bionut.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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