Emergence of seaweed and seaweed-containing foods in the uk: Focus on labeling, iodine content, toxicity and nutrition

Foods

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 240-253

  Bouga, Maria ^a   Combet, Emilie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Availability; Consumer; Edible algae; Functional ingredient; Iodine, market; Labelling; Retail landscape; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003770598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23048158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/foods4020240     Document Type: Article

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