%0 Journal Article
%T Nutritional and bioactive compounds of commercialized algae powders used as food supplements
%A Francisco Art谷s
%A Francisco Art谷s-Hern芍ndez
%A Gin谷s B Mart赤nez每Hern芍ndez
%A Mar赤a del M Carri車n每Monteagudo
%A Noelia Castillejo
%J Food Science and Technology International
%@ 1532-1738
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1082013217740000
%X The main nutritional/bioactive compounds (protein; aminoacids, AA; fucose; minerals; vitamins B12 and C; and total phenolic content, TPC) of nine commercial algae powders, used as food supplements, were studied. Undaria pinnatifida showed the highest protein/aminoacid contents (51.6/54.4ˋg 100ˋg每1). Among brown macroalgae, Himanthalia elongata showed the highest fucose content (26.3ˋgˋkgˋ1) followed by Laminaria ochroleuca (22.5ˋgˋkgˋ1). Mineral contents of 15每24% were observed in the algae, being particularly excellent sources of iodine (69.0每472.0ˋmg kgˋ1). Porphyra spp. and Palmaria palmata showed the highest vitamin B12 contents (667每674ˋ米g kgˋ1). Vitamin C ranged among 490.4每711.8ˋmg kg每1. H. elongata showed the highest total phenolic content (14.0ˋgˋkg每1). In conclusion, the studied algae are excellent sources of protein, AA, minerals, vitamin C and some of them presented particularly high vitamin B12 and fucose contents, which may have a potential use as food supplements
%K Proteins
%K amino acids
%K minerals
%K fucoidans
%K vitamin B12
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1082013217740000