Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 512 pages
- Published by: CRC
- Edition: 1st Edition August 13, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1574444875
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1574444872
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
- Weighs: 1.8 pounds
Product Description
Edited by pioneers in the field, Marine Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods provides detailed information on a variety of commercially available and newly developing value-added products from marine sources. It discusses the discovery, development, and health benefits of omega-3 oils; chitin, chitosan, and partially hydrolyzed chitosan; glucosamine; marine proteins; marine algae and seaweed; and shark cartilage. The book also analyzes the use of marine microorganisms as a renewable resourceas well as marine sources of calcium. The final chapter describes the discovery and development of a novel immunoenhancing polysaccharide complex derived from the microalgae, Chlorella.
About The Author
Ocean Nutrition Canada, Nova Scotia Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Ontario, Can