Monitoring of Spirulina Flakes and Powders from Italian Companies
Microalgae and microalgae-derived compounds have great potential as supplements in the human diet and as a source of bioactive products with health benefits. Spirulina (<i>Arthrospira platensis</i> (Nordstedt) Gomont, or <i>Spirulina platensis</i>) belongs to the class of cya...
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| author | Vanessa Dalla Costa Raffaella Filippini Morena Zusso Rosy Caniato Anna Piovan |
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| description | Microalgae and microalgae-derived compounds have great potential as supplements in the human diet and as a source of bioactive products with health benefits. Spirulina (<i>Arthrospira platensis</i> (Nordstedt) Gomont, or <i>Spirulina platensis</i>) belongs to the class of cyanobacteria and has been studied for its numerous health benefits, which include anti-inflammatory properties, among others. This work was aimed at comparing some spirulina products available on the Italian market. The commercial products here analyzed consisted of spirulina cultivated and processed with different approaches. Single-component spirulina products in powder and flake form, free of any type of excipient produced from four different companies operating in the sector, have been analyzed. The macro- and micromorphological examination, and the content of pigments, phycobiliproteins, phenols, and proteins have shown differences regarding the morphology and chemical composition, especially for those classes of particularly unstable compounds such as chlorophylls and carotenoids, suggesting a great influence of both culture conditions and processing methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6fe3902c36547aba4313162a32e18fe2023-11-23T12:21:54ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492022-05-012710315510.3390/molecules27103155Monitoring of Spirulina Flakes and Powders from Italian CompaniesVanessa Dalla Costa0Raffaella Filippini1Morena Zusso2Rosy Caniato3Anna Piovan4Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, ItalyMicroalgae and microalgae-derived compounds have great potential as supplements in the human diet and as a source of bioactive products with health benefits. Spirulina (<i>Arthrospira platensis</i> (Nordstedt) Gomont, or <i>Spirulina platensis</i>) belongs to the class of cyanobacteria and has been studied for its numerous health benefits, which include anti-inflammatory properties, among others. This work was aimed at comparing some spirulina products available on the Italian market. The commercial products here analyzed consisted of spirulina cultivated and processed with different approaches. Single-component spirulina products in powder and flake form, free of any type of excipient produced from four different companies operating in the sector, have been analyzed. The macro- and micromorphological examination, and the content of pigments, phycobiliproteins, phenols, and proteins have shown differences regarding the morphology and chemical composition, especially for those classes of particularly unstable compounds such as chlorophylls and carotenoids, suggesting a great influence of both culture conditions and processing methods.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/10/3155<i>Arthrospira platensis</i>microalgaecommercial productsmorpho-chemical analysiscarotenoidschlorophylls |
| spellingShingle | Vanessa Dalla Costa Raffaella Filippini Morena Zusso Rosy Caniato Anna Piovan Monitoring of Spirulina Flakes and Powders from Italian Companies Molecules <i>Arthrospira platensis</i> microalgae commercial products morpho-chemical analysis carotenoids chlorophylls |
| title | Monitoring of Spirulina Flakes and Powders from Italian Companies |
| title_full | Monitoring of Spirulina Flakes and Powders from Italian Companies |
| title_fullStr | Monitoring of Spirulina Flakes and Powders from Italian Companies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monitoring of Spirulina Flakes and Powders from Italian Companies |
| title_short | Monitoring of Spirulina Flakes and Powders from Italian Companies |
| title_sort | monitoring of spirulina flakes and powders from italian companies |
| topic | <i>Arthrospira platensis</i> microalgae commercial products morpho-chemical analysis carotenoids chlorophylls |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/10/3155 |
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