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Title: | Seaweeds as Valuable Sources of Essential Fatty Acids for Human Nutrition | Authors: | Rocha, Carolina Pacheco, Diana Cotas, João Marques, João C. Pereira, Leonel Gonçalves, Ana M. M. |
Keywords: | indigenous and non-indigenous seaweeds; marine resources; fatty acids; nutritional value; human health promoter | Issue Date: | 7-May-2021 | Publisher: | MDPI | Project: | UIDB/04292/2020 UIDP/50017/2020 UIDB/50017/2020 project MENU—Marine Macroalgae: Alternative recipes for a daily nutritional diet (FA_05_2017_011), funded by the Blue Fund under Public Notice No. 5-Blue Biotechnology PTDC/BIA-CBI/31144/2017—POCI-01 project-0145-FEDER-031144—MARINE INVADERS, cofinanced by the ERDF through POCI (Operational Program Competitiveness and Internationalization) and by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, IP) European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Atlantic Area Program, under the project NASPA (EAPA_451/2016) University of Coimbra - contract IT057-18-7253 |
Serial title, monograph or event: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | Volume: | 18 | Issue: | 9 | Abstract: | The overexploitation of terrestrial habitats, combined with the ever-growing demand for food, has led to the search for alternative food sources. The importance of seaweeds as food sources has been growing, and their potential as sources of fatty acids (FA) make seaweeds an interesting feedstock for the food and nutraceutical industries. The aim of this study is to assess the potential of five red seaweeds (Asparagospis armata, Calliblepharis jubata, Chondracanthus teedei var. lusitanicus, Gracilaria gracilis, and Grateloupia turuturu) and three brown seaweeds (Colpomenia peregrina, Sargassum muticum and Undaria pinnatifida), harvested in central Portugal, as effective sources of essential FA for food or as dietary supplements. FA were extracted from the biomass, transmethylated to methyl esters, and analyzed through gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. G. gracilis presented the highest content of saturated fatty acids (SFA) (41.49 mg·g-1), whereas C. jubata exhibited the highest content of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) (28.56 mg·g-1); the three G. turuturu life cycle stages presented prominent SFA and HUFA contents. Omega-6/omega-3 ratios were assessed and, in combination with PUFA+HUFA/SFA ratios, it is suggested that C. jubata and U. pinnatifida may be the algae with highest nutraceutical potential, promoting health benefits and contributing to a balanced dietary intake of fatty acids. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/104637 | ISSN: | 1660-4601 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18094968 | Rights: | openAccess |
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