Year: 2003
Type: article
Abstract: Seaweeds constitute one of the commercially important marine living renewable \nresources. They are the only source for the production of phytochemicals such as \nagar, agarose, carrageenan and algin which are widely used in various industries as \ngelling, stabilising and thickening agents. Seaweeds are good sources of food and \nmedicine. Food products like jelly, jam, pickle etc. can be prepared from seaweeds. \nMany bioactive compounds can be extracted from seaweeds. Seaweed meal and \nseaweed liquid fertilizer are also' manufacture.d from marine algae. The methods for \nmanufacturing different phyto-chemicals and products from seaweeds are given in \nthis paper.
Author: N Kaliaperumal
Language: English
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W79788411