Chapter 18. Microalgae in Human and Animal Nutrition

  1. Amos Richmond
  1. Wolfgang Becker

Published Online: 16 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch18

Book Title

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

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How to Cite

Becker, W. (2007) Microalgae in Human and Animal Nutrition, in Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology (ed A. Richmond), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch18

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 25 NOV 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632059539

Online ISBN: 9780470995280

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Keywords:

  • microalgae;
  • human nutrition;
  • chemical composition of algae;
  • protein content;
  • chemical score (cs)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Chemical composition of algae

  • Toxicological aspects

  • The effect of processing on the digestibility of microalgae

  • Metabolic studies

  • Toxicology

  • Algae as animal feed

  • Therapeutic applications of algae

  • Cholesterol-lowering properties of algae

  • Nutritional quality standard

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