History of seaweeds as food
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History of seaweeds as food. / Mouritsen, Ole G.; Cornish, M. Lynn; Critchley, Alan T.; Pérez-Lloréns, José Lucas.
Applications of Seaweeds in Food and Nutrition. ed. / Daniel Heftt; Uthman Badmus; Charles Adetunji. Elsevier, 2023. p. 1-17.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - History of seaweeds as food
AU - Mouritsen, Ole G.
AU - Cornish, M. Lynn
AU - Critchley, Alan T.
AU - Pérez-Lloréns, José Lucas
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Seaweeds are multi-cellular macroalgae that, together with unicellular forms, all perform photosynthesis and are the foundation of the Earth's food web. Together, they are responsible for a major part of organic production on the planet. The algae produce essential macromolecules that are the constituents of our food, which are then funneled through various trophic levels of the food web and may end up as human food. Due to their abundance in all climatic zones, their diversity, and their availability along most coast lines, seaweeds have, since primordial times, been intertwined with human lives and development both as sustenance and as a material that has served a multitude of purposes for human activities. This chapter provides a brief sketch of the history of seaweeds as a food for humans and links their unique properties to the evolution of the human brain, to human health and wellbeing, to being a savior in times of famine, and to providing a possible means 41 of rescue in times of unprecedented climate change and food crises.
AB - Seaweeds are multi-cellular macroalgae that, together with unicellular forms, all perform photosynthesis and are the foundation of the Earth's food web. Together, they are responsible for a major part of organic production on the planet. The algae produce essential macromolecules that are the constituents of our food, which are then funneled through various trophic levels of the food web and may end up as human food. Due to their abundance in all climatic zones, their diversity, and their availability along most coast lines, seaweeds have, since primordial times, been intertwined with human lives and development both as sustenance and as a material that has served a multitude of purposes for human activities. This chapter provides a brief sketch of the history of seaweeds as a food for humans and links their unique properties to the evolution of the human brain, to human health and wellbeing, to being a savior in times of famine, and to providing a possible means 41 of rescue in times of unprecedented climate change and food crises.
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-323-91803-9.00002-0
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-323-91803-9.00002-0
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780323918039
SP - 1
EP - 17
BT - Applications of Seaweeds in Food and Nutrition
A2 - Heftt, Daniel
A2 - Badmus, Uthman
A2 - Adetunji, Charles
PB - Elsevier
ER -
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