Marine Polysaccharides: Food Applications covers the food applications of marine polysaccharides from such diverse sources as fishery products, seaweeds, microalgae, microorganisms, and corals, and shows how these resources can be developed.
Features:
- Consolidates information on marine sourced polysaccharides in one practical publication
- Discusses food applications of polysaccharides of marine origin
- Explains functional roles of marine polysaccharides such as texturizers, fiber, and antioxidants
- Provides information on the isolation of the polysaccharide and its properties
- Examines in detail the food applications of chitosan, chitin, and their derivatives as well as macro algae such as seaweeds and microalgae
Marine Polysaccharides: Food Applications discusses the isolation of polysaccharides from marine sources and their properties, particularly those important from a food technology point of view. It then focuses on the actual food applications of these compounds and concludes with a brief examination of biomedical applications.
Additionally, this book covers the general functional properties of polysaccharides, including their structure; their hydration, gelation, emulsification, and rheological properties; and interactions among themselves and with other food components such as proteins that are relevant to food processing. It also explores the isolation and food-related properties of various marine polysaccharides, use of these polysaccharides in food product and biopackaging, recent developments in composite films and nanotechnology, and safety and regulatory issues.
CONTENTS
Section 1: Isolation and Properties of Marine Polysaccharides
1. Polysaccharides: Their Characteristics and Marine Sources
- Carbohydrates
- Polysaccharides
- Marine Sources of Polysaccharides
2. Functional Properties Relevant to Food Product Development
- Major Functions of Polysaccharides in a Food System
- Food Texture
- Interactions of Polysaccharides with Food Components
- Major Food Applications of Polysaccharides
- Factors to Be Considered When Using Polysaccharides in Food Systems
- Commercial Status of Food Polysaccharides as Additives
3. Crustacean Polysaccharides: Chitin and Chitosan
- Crustacean Processing Wastes as Source of Chitin
- Isolation of Chitin
- Chitosan
4. Polysaccharides from Seaweed and Microalgae
- Seaweed Species Important as Food
- Seaweed Polysaccharides
- Agar
- Alginate
- Carrageenans
- Other Seaweed Hydrocolloids
- Polysaccharides from Microalgae
5.Extracellular Polysaccharides from Marine Microorganisms
- Functions of Exopolysaccharides in Microbial Cells
- Examples of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Microorganisms from Non-Marine Sources
- Fermentation of Microorganisms for Exopolysaccharides
- Characteristics of Some Typical Commercial Microbial Exopolysaccharides
- Exopolysaccharides from Marine Microorganisms
- Marine Biotechnology
Section 2: Food Applications
6. Crustacean Polysaccharides: Food Applications
- Properties Important to Food Applications
- Food Applications of Chitin and Chitosan
- Glucosamine
- Commercial Aspects
7. Seaweed, Microalgae, and Their Polysaccharides: Food Applications
- Functional Value of Seaweed as Dietary Supplement
- Agar
- Alginic Acid and Alginates
- Carrageenan
- Furcellaran
- Fucoidan and Laminarin
- Ulvan
- Floridean Starch from Red Seaweed
- Microalgae
- Commercial Aspects
8. Extracellular Polysaccharides from Non-Marine and Marine Microorganisms: Food Applications
- Functional Properties of Exopolysaccharides Influencing Their Uses in Food
- Food Applications for Non-Marine Exopolysaccharides
- Microbial Emulsifiers
- Exopolysaccharides from Marine Organisms
- Comparison of Marine Exopolysaccharides and Commercial Polysaccharides
- Food Applications of Marine Exopolysaccharides
- Commercial Status
9. Edible Films and Carrier Matrices from Marine Polysaccharides
- Advantages of Polysaccharides as Packaging Material
- Some Recent Concepts and Techniques
- Edible Films
- Edible, Biodegradable Films from Marine Polysaccharides
- Chitosan
- Alginate
- Carrageenan
- Agar
- Microbial Polysaccharides
- Marine Polysaccharides as Encapsulation Matrices
- Multicomponent Edible Films
- Nanotechnology
10. Safety and Regulatory Aspects
- Safety of Food Additives
- Regulation of Food Additives
- Polysaccharides
- Marine Polysaccharides
- Regulatory Aspects of Polysaccharide-Based Edible Films
- Commercial Status
Section 3: Biomedical Applications
11. Biomedical Applications of Marine Polysaccharides: An Overview
- Marine Polysaccharides for Biomedical Applications
- Seaweed and Seaweed Polysaccharides
- Potentials of Nanotechnology
- Commercial Aspects
Index
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