Marine bioactives as functional food ingredients: potential to reduce the incidence of chronic diseases

• Published in: Marine Drugs Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 1056 - 1100
• Main Authors: Lordan, Sinéad, Ross, R Paul, Stanton, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.06.2011; Molecular Diversity Preservation International
• Subjects: Animals; Aquatic Organisms; Chronic Disease - prevention & control; Dietary Supplements; disease; Food Handling - methods; Functional Food; functional food ingredients; Humans; marine; polyunsaturated fatty acids; Review; disease; functional food ingredients; marine; polyunsaturated fatty acids

The marine environment represents a relatively untapped source of functional ingredients that can be applied to various aspects of food processing, storage, and fortification. Moreover, numerous marine-based compounds have been identified as having diverse biological activities, with some reported t...