Marine Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

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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.