Food and feed applications of algae

Abstract

Microalgae and seaweeds have a long history and increasingly important applications as both food ingredients and animal feed. The vast majority of algal species have yet to be evaluated for these applications. However, due to their extensive diversity, it is likely that they will lead to the discovery of many new algal products and processes in the future. This chapter covers algae as food, feed, nutraceuticals, functional food and food ingredients as well as production systems for food from algae.