Chemical Characterization of Brown and Red Seaweed from Southern Peru, a Sustainable Source of Bioactive and Nutraceutical Compounds

Chemical Characterization of Brown and Red Seaweed from Southern Peru, a Sustainable Source of Bioactive and Nutraceutical Compounds

The southern coast of Peru presents a wide diversity of seaweed, which could be used as a new sustainable source of nutritional and bioactive compounds. For the first time, we chemically characterized two species of brown (<i>Macrocystis pyrifera</i>) and red (<i>Chondracanthus cha...

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Main Authors: Yesica Vilcanqui, Luis Omar Mamani-Apaza, Marcos Flores, Jaime Ortiz-Viedma, Nalda Romero, María Salomé Mariotti-Celis, Nils Leander Huamán-Castilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
brown and red seaweed
proximal composition
amino acids
minerals
fatty acids
bioactive compounds
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/8/1669

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