Balu Nayak – Aquaculture Research Institute

Fundamentals of Sea Vegetable Processing for Production of Sustainably Dried Kelp and Value-Added Extracts

Project Description Sugar kelp is a globally important seafood and a nutritious source of dietary fibers, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, calcium, magnesium, and iodine. Apart from dietary value, kelp is extensively cultivated for polysaccharides such as carrageenan, alginates, and fucoidan, which are used in emulsifying, food thickening, cosmetics, and the paper industry. The quality […]

Development of a Process Approach for Retaining Seaweed (Sugar Kelp) Nutrients

Project Description S. latisimma, commonly known as sugar kelp, belongs to the Pheophycae class of marine macroalgae. Freshly harvested kelp is either sun-dried or hot-air dried to extend its shelf-life by removing excess moisture. High temperatures and long exposure time during drying induces deteriorative chemical changes resulting in significant loss of bioactive compounds such as […]