title: Sea lettuces: culinary uses and nutritional value.
abstract: In many countries, sea lettuces are commonly consumed as food by human since the beginning of times. Sea lettuces contain significant amount of nutrients which are essential for human body. Moreover, several studies have provided insight into biological activities and health promoting effects of sea lettuces. Despite having so much health beneficial effects, sea lettuces are still identified as an underexploited plant resources for food purposes. Hence, sea lettuces have a great potential for further development as products in foods and pharmaceutical areas. Further, potential applications of polysaccharides, protein and amino acid, lipid and fatty acid, mineral and vitamin contents may increase the sea lettuces value. This contributions presents information on the currently culinary use of sea lettuces worldwide and nutritional aspects of sea lettuces.
authors: Marine Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea. sknkim@pknu.ac.kr
authors: Se-Kwon
authors: SK
authors: Kim
authors: Ratih
authors: R
authors: Pangestuti
authors: Puji
authors: P
authors: Rahmadi
mesh_terms: D003296:Cooking; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009753:Nutritive Value; D044445:Ulva / Q000737:chemistry*