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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Algae as Food in Europe: An Overview of Species Diversity and Their Application.

Madalena Caria Mendes, Sofia Navalho, Alice Ferreira, Cristina Paulino, Daniel Figueiredo, Daniel Silva, Fengzheng Gao, Florinda Gama, Gabriel Bombo, Rita Jacinto and 11 more

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Madalena Caria MendesGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Sofia NavalhoGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9380-4945
Alice FerreiraLNEG, National Laboratory of Energy and Geology I.P., Bioenergy Unit, 1649-038 Lisbon, Portugal.
Cristina PaulinoGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Daniel FigueiredoGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Daniel SilvaGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Fengzheng GaoBioprocess Engineering, AlgaePARC, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Florinda GamaGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6948-0055
Gabriel BomboGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Rita JacintoGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1659-4328
Susana S AveiroGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6651-3226
Peter S C SchulzeGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Ana Teresa GonçalvesGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Hugo PereiraGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Luisa GouveiaGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0196-6360
Rita F PatarracE3c-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of the Azores, 500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3743-9063
Maria Helena AbreuALGAplus, Produção e Comercialização de Algas e Seus Derivados, Lda., 3830-196 Ílhavo, Portugal.
Joana L SilvaAllmicroalgae-Natural Products, 2445-413 Pataias, Portugal.
João NavalhoNecton S.A., Belamandil s/n, 8700-152 Olhão, Portugal.
João C S VarelaGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3101-693X
Lais Galileu SperanzaGreenCoLab-Associação Oceano Verde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5305-7543

Funding

European Union 862980Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia SFRH/BD/144122/2019Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia SFRH/BGCT/135478/2018Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UID/BIA/00329/2020-2023Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UID/Multi/04326/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Algae have been consumed for millennia in several parts of the world as food, food supplements, and additives, due to their unique organoleptic properties and nutritional and health benefits. Algae are sustainable sources of proteins, minerals, and fiber, with well-balanced essential amino acids, pigments, and fatty acids, among other relevant metabolites for human nutrition. This review covers the historical consumption of algae in Europe, developments in the current European market, challenges when introducing new species to the market, bottlenecks in production technology, consumer acceptance, and legislation. The current algae species that are consumed and commercialized in Europe were investigated, according to their status under the European Union (EU) Novel Food legislation, along with the market perspectives in terms of the current research and development initiatives, while evaluating the interest and potential in the European market. The regular consumption of more than 150 algae species was identified, of which only 20% are approved under the EU Novel Food legislation, which demonstrates that the current legislation is not broad enough and requires an urgent update. Finally, the potential of the European algae market growth was indicated by the analysis of the trends in research, technological advances, and market initiatives to promote algae commercialization and consumption.

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algae marketEU novel food legislationfoodmacroalgaemicroalgaenovel foodseaweed

Identifiers

PMID35804686
PMCPMC9265617

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