Title |
NUTRITIONAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SPIRULINA (ARTHROSPIRA).
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Published in |
Nutricion hospitalaria, July 2015
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DOI | 10.3305/nh.2015.32.1.9001 |
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Authors |
Gabriela Gutiérrez-Salmeán, Luis Fabila-Castillo, German Chamorro-Cevallos |
Abstract |
Undernutrition constitutes a public health problem particularly in developing countries. The utilization of algae, particularly Spirulina, as a functional food was suggested decades ago due to the fact that it is not only a protein-dense food source, but because its amino acid profile is considered as of high biologic-value protein content. Spirulina provides essential fats (e.g., gamma-linolenic oleic acids), concomitant to low content nucleic acids. It also has an exceptionally high content of vitamin B12, is a good source of beta-carotene, iron, calcium and phosphorous. Moreover, Spirulina has also proven to have good acceptance as of its organoleptic properties (thus making it a possible prospect for food or a nutrition supplement) and it has not exhibited neither acute nor chronic toxicities, making it safe for human consumption. |
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United States | 1 | 17% |
Colombia | 1 | 17% |
Mexico | 1 | 17% |
Morocco | 1 | 17% |
France | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 6 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 326 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 49 | 15% |
Student > Master | 35 | 11% |
Researcher | 23 | 7% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 4% |
Other | 48 | 15% |
Unknown | 138 | 42% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 65 | 20% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 28 | 9% |
Engineering | 14 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 4% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 10 | 3% |
Other | 55 | 17% |
Unknown | 142 | 44% |