Seaweed Sustainability - by Brijesh K Tiwari (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Seaweed Sustainability: Food and Non-Food Applications is the only evidence-based resource that offers an abundance of information on the applications of seaweed as a solution to meet an increasing global demand for sustainable food source.

The book uncovers seaweed potential and describes the various sources of seaweed, the role of seaweeds as a sustainable source for human food and animal feeds, and the role of seaweed farming for sustainability. In addition to harvesting and processing information, the book discusses the benefits of seaweed in human nutrition and its nutraceutical properties.

About the Author

Brijesh Kumar Tiwari, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.I.F.S.T., is currently a Senior Research Officer at Teagasc - the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. He is also the programme manager of NutraMara - the Marine Functional Food Research Initiative. His primary research interests relate to the investigation of green and sustainable solutions to food industry challenges. He is a fellow of Institute of Food Science & Technology (UK) and the Editor in Chief of Journal of Food Processing and Preservation and also part of the Editorial Board for Food Engineering Reviews.