title: Seaweed minerals as nutraceuticals.
abstract: Seaweed is known as an abundant source of minerals. Mineral composition of seaweed is very changeable because of many exogenous and endogenous factors and differs also within the same species. Principally, seaweed is an excellent source of some essential elements. Mainly, iron and iodine are in high concentration. Seaweeds could be prospective as functional foods and also producers of mineral nutraceuticals.
authors: Department of Food Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech Republic. misurcova@ft.utb.cz
authors: Ladislava
authors: L
authors: Mišurcová
authors: Ludmila
authors: L
authors: Machů
authors: Jana
authors: J
authors: Orsavová
mesh_terms: D001682:Biological Availability; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012624:Seaweed / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals