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Codium spp.
Viana, C.E. Argaço; AO NORTE: Portugal, 2012. Available online: http://www.ao-norte.com/argaco.php (accessed on Mar 1, 2022).
Codium tomentosum
Saccharina japonica
Oliveira, J.C. Utilisation of macro-algae as vegetables and food additives in Portugal. Instituto Nacional de Investigação das Pescas: Lisboa, Portugal, 1992; p. 7.
CEVA Edible Seaweed and Microalgae—Regulatory Status in France and Europe. 2019 update; CEVA: Pleubian, France, 2019. - Rahikainen, M.; Yang, B. Macroalgae as food and feed ingredients in the Baltic Sea region – regulation by the European Union. 2020, 1–20. Available online: https://www.submarinernetwork.eu/images/grass/GRASS_O3.4a_EU_regulation_of_seaweed_food_and_feed.pdf (Feb 19, 2021).
(Provida) Provida, Portugal. Available online: https://www.provida.pt/produtos/#!/pesquisa/alga/?search=prods&query=alga (accessed on Feb 19, 2021).
Oliveira, J. 1o Encontro Nacional sobre Macroalgas Marinhas. LNETI INIP: Lisbon, Portugal, 1990. - European Comission EU Novel Food Catalogue. Available online: https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/novel_food/catalogue/search/public/index.cfm (accessed on 1 March 2022).
Mastocarpus papillatus
Chapman, V.J.; Chapman, D.J. Seaweeds and their Uses; Springer Netherlands: Dordrecht, 1980; ISBN 978-94-009- 5808-1.
Gelidium amansii
CEVA Edible Seaweed and Microalgae—Regulatory Status in France and Europe. 2019 update; CEVA: Pleubian, France, 2019.
Dos Santos Fernandes De Araujo, R.; Peteiro, C. Algae as Food and Food Supplements in Europe; Publications Office of the European Union: Luxembourg, 2021; ISBN 978-92-76-40548-1.
Neopyropia leucosticta
Zemke-White, W.L.; Ohno, M. World seaweed utilisation: An end-of-century summary. J. Appl. Phycol. 1999, 11, 369–376, doi:10.1023/A:1008197610793.
Laurencia viridis
Sousa-Pinto, I. The Seaweed Resources of Portugal. In Seaweed Resources of the world; 1998; pp. 176–184.
Patarra, R.F.; Buschmann, A.H.; Abreu, M.H.; Neto, A.I. Cultivo de macroalgas nos Açores... Oportunidades e desafios. In Boletim de Biotecnologia; Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia, 2014; Vol. 2.
Neto, A.I.; Tittley, I.; Raposeiro, P.M. Flora Marinha do Litoral dos Açores = Rocky Shore Marine Flora of the Azores; Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar: Horta, Portugal, 2005.
Patarra, R.F.; Paiva, L.; Neto, A.I.; Lima, E.; Baptista, J. Nutritional value of selected macroalgae. J. Appl. Phycol. 2011, 23, 205–208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-010-9556-0.
Porphyra linearis
Calado, R.M. Macrobiótica Como e Porquê; Verde, Ed. Grafitécnica: Lisboa, Portugal, 1976.
Laminaria ochroleuca
Araújo, R.; Vázquez Calderón, F.; Sánchez López, J.; Azevedo, I.C.; Bruhn, A.; Fluch, S.; Garcia Tasende, M.; Ghaderiardakani, F.; Ilmjärv, T.; Laurans, M.; et al. Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy. Front. Mar. Sci. 2021, 7, 626389. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.626389.
Varatojo, F. Alimentação Macrobiótica Padrão Available online: https://www.institutomacrobiotico.com/ptpt/imp/artigos/alimentacao-macrobiotica-padrao (accessed on Mar 1, 2021).
Loja das Algas, Portugal. Available online: https://www.lojadasalgas.pt/ (accessed on Feb 6, 2021).
Drennan, F. Seaweed Bushcraft guide: Seaweed in Season. Bushcr. J. 2016.
Oliveira, J. 1o Encontro Nacional sobre Macroalgas Marinhas. LNETI INIP: Lisbon, Portugal, 1990.
Abreu, H. Exploração de macroalgas: regulamentação; Aveiro, Portugal, 2014;
Saccharina latissima
Johnston, H. The Biological and Economic Importance of Algae, Part 2. Tuatara 1966, 14, 4–6.
MacLean, R. Eat Your Greens: An Examination of the Potential Diet Available in Ireland during the Mesolithic. Ulster J. Archaeol. 1993, 56, 1–8.
Gelidiaceae spp.
Ministério da Marinha Portaria n o 22.559. Diário da República: Lisbon, Portugal, 1967, 264.
Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Estatísticas da Pesca Continente e Ilhas Adjacentes. Junta Nac. Fom. Pescas 1973, 26–36.
Melo, RA. Gelidium commercial exploitation: Natural resources and cultivation. J. Appl. Phycol. 1998, 10, 303– 314.
D’Oliveira, M. de L. Sobre a utilização de algumas algas marinhas da nossa costa. Brotéria- Ciências Nat. 1947, 77–82.
Patarra, R.F.; Buschmann, A.H.; Abreu, M.H.; Neto, A.I. Cultivo de macroalgas nos Açores... Oportunidades e desafios. In Boletim de Biotecnologia; Sociedade Portuguesa de Biotecnologia, 2014; Vol. 2. - Fralick, R.A. Algas agarófitas. In Exposição Oral Sobre Desenvolvimento das Algas nos Açores; Presidência do Governo, Departamento Regional de Estudos e Planeamento, Região Autónoma dos Açores: Horta, Portugal, 1980.
Fralick, R.A.; Baldwin, H.P.; Neto, A.I.; Hehre, E.J. Physiological responses of Pterocladia and Gelidium (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) from the Azores, Portugal. Hydrobiologia 1990, 204–205, 479–482, doi:10.1007/BF00040274.
Patarra, A.R.F. Culture Studies of Economically Important Seaweeds; University of Azores: Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 2018.
Fralick, R. Algas agarófitas nos Açores. Relatório Final (R/5/77); Açores, Portugal, 1977;
Porphyra spp.
Patarra, A.R.F. Fatty Acids of Selected Azorean Seaweeds. Pesquisa de Ácidos Gordos em Macroalgas Marinhas do litoral dos Açores. Master thesis on Sea Sciences – Marine Resources, specialization in Marine Biology, University of Porto, Portugal, 2008.
Pterocladiella capillacea
Ministério da Marinha Portaria no 22.559. Diário da República: Lisbon, Portugal, 1967, 264.
Fralick, R.A. Algas agarófitas. In Exposição Oral Sobre Desenvolvimento das Algas nos Açores; Presidência do Governo, Departamento Regional de Estudos e Planeamento, Região Autónoma dos Açores: Horta, Portugal, 1980.
Fink, H.; Herold, E. Über den Biologischen Wert der Einzelligen Grünalge Scenedesmus Obliquus—Frisch Und Verschieden Getrocknet—Und Ihre Diätetischen Und Therapeutischen Eigenschaften; Schlie, I., Ed.; VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften: Wiesbaden, Germany, 1963; ISBN 978-3-663-06425-1.
Himanthalia elongata
Rahikainen, M.; Yang, B. Macroalgae as food and feed ingredients in the Baltic Sea region – regulation by the European Union. 2020, 1–20. Available online: https://www.submarinernetwork.eu/images/grass/GRASS_O3.4a_EU_regulation_of_seaweed_food_and_feed.pdf (Feb 19, 2021).
Furcellaria lumbricalis
Weinberger, F.; Paalme, T.; Wikström, S.A. Seaweed resources of the Baltic Sea, Kattegat and German and Danish North Sea coasts. Bot. Mar. 2020, 63, 61–72, doi:10.1515/bot- 2019-0019.
Fucus ceranoides
Drennan, F. Seaweed Bushcraft guide: Seaweed in Season. Bushcr. J. 2016
Codium fragile
Phymatolithon calcareum
European Comission EU Novel Food Catalogue. Available online: https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/novel_food/catalogue/search/public/index.cfm (accessed on 1 March 2022).
CEVA Réglementation algues alimentaires Synthèse CEVA au 10 / 02 / 2014. 2014, 3
Alaria pylaiei
Pereira, L. Edible Seaweeds of the World; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2016; ISBN 9780429154041. - Hallsson, S. The uses of seaweeds in iceland. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Seaweed Symposium, Biarritz, France, 18–24 September 1961.
Monostroma nitidum
Porphyra umbilicalis
Oliveira, J. 1º Encontro Nacional sobre Macroalgas Marinhas. LNETI INIP: Lisbon, Portugal, 1990.
CEVA Réglementation algues alimentaires Synthèse CEVA au 10 / 02 / 2014. 2014, 3.
Scytosiphon lomentaria
Alaria esculenta
Rhatigan, P. Prannie Rhatigan’s Irish Seaweed Christmas Kitchen: Christmastide by the Coast; Inishmurray Ink Publishing, 2018; ISBN 1916493602.
Petalonia fascia
- Drennan, F. Seaweed Bushcraft guide: Seaweed in Season. Bushcr. J. 2016.
Porphyra purpurea
Sargassum fusiforme
Sargassum muticum
Hairon, D. Edible seaweeds in Jersey. Available online: https://jerseywalkadventures.co.uk/press-office/edibleseaweeds-in-jersey/ (accessed on Feb 17, 2021).
Rodrigues, D.; Freitas, A.C.; Pereira, L.; Rocha-Santos, T.A.P.; Vasconcelos, M.W.; Roriz, M.; Rodríguez-Alcalá, L.M.; Gomes, A.M.P.; Duarte, A.C. Chemical composition of red, brown and green macroalgae from Buarcos bay in Central West Coast of Portugal. Food Chem. 2015, 183, 197–207, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.03.057.
Dunaliella salina
Gigartinaceae spp
Oliveira, J. 1o Encontro Nacional sobre Macroalgas Marinhas. LNETI INIP: Lisbon, Portugal, 1990.- García.
Tasende, M.; Peteiro, C. Explotación de las macroalgas marinas: Galicia como caso de estudio hacia una gestión sostenible de los recursos. Ambienta 2015, 111, 116–132.
Chlorella pyrenoidosa
CEVA Edible Seaweed and Microalgae—Regulatory Status in France and Europe. 2019 update; CEVA: Pleubian, France, 2019. - European Comission EU Novel Food Catalogue. Available online: https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/novel_food/catalogue/search/public/index.cfm (accessed on 1 March 2022).
Kondrat’ev, I.I.; Bychkov, V.P.; Ushakov, A.S.; Boĭko, N.N.; Kliushkina, N.S.; Abaturova, E.A.; Terpilovskiĭ, A.M.; Korneeva, N.A.; Beliakova, M.I.; Kasatkina, A.G. The aus der Alge Dunaliella of dried biomass of unicellular algae in human food rations. Vopr. Pitan. 1966, 25, 9–14.
Kondrat’ev, I.I.; Bychkov, V.P.; Ushakov, A.S.; Boĭko, N.N.; Kliushkina, N.S.; Abaturova, E.A.; Terpilovskiĭ, A.M.; Korneeva, N.W.; Beliakova, M.I.; Vorob’eva, E.S.; et al. The use of 150 g dry blomass of unicellular algae in human diet. Vopr. Pitan. 1966, 25, 14–19.
Chorda filum
Padina pavonica
Pterocladiella sp.
Ascophyllum nodosum
Ahnfeltia plicata
Saccorhiza sp.
Ministério da Marinha Portaria no 22.559. Diário da República: Lisbon, Portugal, 1967, 264
Asparagopsis sp.
Graesiella emersonii
Limnospira maxima
MySuperfoods Marine Phytoplankton Powder (100 Grams), MySuperFoods, Purest Food on Earth, Cultivated from The Deep Sea, Rich in Micronutrients, Add to Juices, Smoothies, Shakes. Available online: https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/dp/B00M8F6QP8/ref=pd_sim_1?pd_rd_w=EerIM&pf_rd_p=14f79929-97cc-4510-b8a0- 227891619eb7&pf_rd_r=9S9VQF5ZAYZ3WM8PEAMT&pd_rd_r=279be38e-7370-43d3-af05-3d08ddf36662&pd_rd_wg=ARZAK&pd_rd_i=B00M8F6QP8&psc=1 (accessed on 27 April 2021).
Ulva rigida
Sautier, C.; Trémolières, J.; Billion, J.; Flament, C.; Poivre, R. Valeur alimentaire des algues spirulines chez l’homme. Ann. Nutr. Aliment. 1975, 29, 517–534.
(Expolab Centro Ciência Viva) Workshop “Alimentação do Oceano: algas como fonte alternativa de proteína” Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=wvMHcSjKHPc&ab_channel=ExpolabCentroCiênciaViva (accessed on Feb 1, 2021).
Matos, S. Designing Food Cultures: Propagating the Consumption of Seaweed in the Azores Islands Through Recipes. Iridescent 2012, 2, 24–33, doi:10.1080/19235003.2012.11428512.
Lahaye, M.; Gomez-Pinchetti, J.-L.; del Rio, M.J.; Garcia-Reina, G. Natural decoloration, composition and increase in dietary fibre content of an edible marine algae, Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta), grown under different nitrogen conditions. J. Sci. Food Agric. 1995, 68, 99–104, doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740680116.
Laurencia spp.
Palminha, F. As algas marinhas nos costumes faialenses 1958, 113–116.
Pateira, M.L. Algas - Recursos e Investigação em Portugal.; 1992.
Gracilariopsis longissima
Dos Santos Fernandes De Araujo, R.; Peteiro, C. Algae as Food and Food Supplements in Europe; Publications Office of the European Union: Luxembourg, 2021; ISBN 978-92-76-40548-I.
Macrocystis pyrifera
Pelvetia canaliculata
Porphyra dioica
Saccorhiza polyschides
Osmundea spp
Arthrospira platensis
Chlorella vulgaris
Ulkenia sp.
Ahnfeltiopsis sp; Gelidium sp; Gelidiella sp; Gracilaria sp; Pterocladiella sp; Pterocladia sp.
D’Oliveira, M. de L. Sobre a utilização de algumas algas marinhas da nossa costa. Brotéria - Ciências Nat. 1947, 77–82.
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Tetradesmus obliquus
Pérez-Lloréns, J.L. Microalgae: From staple foodstuff to avant-garde cuisine. Int. J. Gastron. Food Sci. 2020, 21, 100221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgfs.2020.100221.
EuropeanCommissionCommissionDecision2009/778/ECconcerningtheextensionofusesofalgaloilfromthemicroalgaeSchizochytriumsp.asanovelfoodingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Off. J. Eur. Union 2009, L 278, 56–57.
Chlorella sp
Pokrovskaia, Y.E.I.; Tereshchenko, A.P.; Volynets, V.M. Effect of a Vegetable Diet Including a Biomass of Unicellular Algae on the Excretion and Balance of Mineral Elements (Vegetable Diet, Including 210 g of Dry Chlorella Biomass, Decreases Effect on Calcium and Magnesium Assimilation to Produce Insignificant. Kosm. Biol. I Meditsina 1968, 2, 78–81.
Black, W.A.P. Seaweeds and their value in foodstuffs. Proc. Nutr. Soc. 1953, 12, 32–39, doi:10.1079/PNS19530010.
Coccotylus truncatus
Weinberger, F.; Paalme, T.; Wikström, S.A. Seaweed resources of the Baltic Sea, Kattegat and German and Danish North Sea coasts. Bot. Mar. 2020, 63, 61–72, doi:10.1515/bot- 2019-0019
Dilsea carnosa
-CEVA Edible Seaweed and Microalgae—Regulatory Status in France and Europe. 2019 update; CEVA: Pleubian, France, 2019.
Dickens, C.; Robertson, J.; Dickens, C. The Purple Shore. Househ. Words 1856, XIV, 391–395.
Eucheuma spp.
Pereira, L. Edible Seaweeds of the World; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2016; ISBN 9780429154041.
Pereira, J. A Treatise on Food and Diet with Observation on the Dietetic Regimen suited for Disordered States of the Digestive Organs.; Fowler & Wells Publisher: New York, 1843; ISBN 1247549038.
Fucus vesiculosus
Gelidiella acerosa
Grateloupia proteus
- Lentini, F.; Venza, F. Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J. Ethnobiol. Ethnomed. 2007, 3, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-3-15.
Neopyropia tenera
European Comission EU Novel Food Catalogue. Available online: https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/novel_food/catalogue/search/public/index.cfm (accessed on 1 March 2022)
Osmundea pinnatifida
Williams, M. Edible Seaweed Foraging – Galloway Wild Foods, Ireland. Available online: https://gallowaywildfoods.com/category/edible-wild-seaweeds/ (accessed on Feb 11, 2021).
Alga SeaExpert, Portugal. Available online: https://seaexpert-azores.com/ (accessed on Feb 17, 2021).
Milinovic, J.; Campos, B.; Mata, P.; Diniz, M.; Noronha, J.P. Umami free amino acids in edible green, red, and brown seaweeds from the Portuguese seashore. J. Appl. Phycol. 2020, 32, 3331–3339, doi:10.1007/s10811-020- 021692. - El Bulli) El Bulli Restaurant menu (2006-2009) Available online: http://www.elbulli.com/catalogo/catalogo/index.php?lang=en (accessed on Feb 7, 2021).
Denis, C.; Morançais, M.; Li, M.; Deniaud, E.; Gaudin, P.; Wielgosz-Collin, G.; Barnathan, G.; Jaouen, P.; Fleurence, J. Study of the chemical composition of edible red macroalgae Grateloupia turuturu from Brittany (France). Food Chem. 2010, 119, 913–917, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.07.047.
Neves, B.; Real, H.; Carvalho, T. Algas a gosto: considerações nutricionais e de saúde; Craveiro, C., Ed.; Multitema: Porto, Portugal, 2019; ISBN 978-989-8631-41-1. Rey,F.;Cartaxana,P.;Melo,T.;Calado,R.;Pereira,R.;Abreu,H.;Domingues,P.;Cruz,S.;Domingues,M.R.Domesticated PopulationsofCodiumtomentosumDisplayLipid
Extracts with Lower Seasonal Shifts than Conspecifics from the Wild—Relevance for Biotechnological Applications of this Green Seaweed. Mar. Drugs 2020, 18, 188, doi:10.3390/md18040188
Arthrospira sp.
CEVA Edible Seaweed and Microalgae—Regulatory Status in France and Europe. 2019 update; CEVA: Pleubian, France, 2019
(CBI) The European market potential for edible seaweed. Available online: https://www.cbi.eu/marketinformation/natural-ingredients-health-products/seaweed/market-potential (accessed on Apr 10, 2021).
Gelidium spinosum
Grateloupia spp.
Oliveira, J. 1o Encontro Nacional sobre Macroalgas Marinhas. LNETI INIP: Lisbon, Portugal, 1990
Arthrospira major
Fucus spiralis
Viana, C.E. Argaço; AO NORTE: Portugal, 2012. Available online: http://www.ao-norte.com/argaco.php(accessed on Mar 1, 2022).
Gigartina pistillata
Gracilaria bursa-pastoris
Undaria pinnatifida
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Chondrus crispus
Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Estatísticas da Pesca Continente e Ilhas Adjacentes. Junta Nac. Fom. Pescas 1973, 26–36. - Viana, C.E. Argaço; AO NORTE: Portugal, 2012. Available online: http://www.ao-norte.com/argaco.php (accessed on Mar 1, 2022).
García Tasende, M.; Peteiro, C. Explotación de las macroalgas marinas: Galicia como caso de estudio hacia una gestión sostenible de los recursos. Ambienta 2015, 111, 116– 132.
Eisenia bicyclis
(Provida) Provida, Portugal. Available online:https://www.provida.pt/produtos/#!/pesquisa/alga/?search=prods&query=alga (accessed on Feb 19, 2021).
Kallymenia reniformis
Limnospira indica
Scenedesmus quadricauda
Schizymenia dubyi
Oliveira, J. 1 o Encontro Nacional sobre Macroalgas Marinhas. LNETI INIP: Lisbon, Portugal, 1990.
Chondracanthus acicularis
Chondracanthus teedei
Cappellani, S. Il Mauru Ossia Alghe Rosse Commestibili Nella Sicilia Centro-Orientale; CITEM: Metro Manila, Philippines, 1960.
Enteromorpha sp.
Drennan, F. Seaweed Bushcraft guide: Seaweed in Season. Bushcr. J. 2016. - Oliveira, J. 1o Encontro Nacional sobre Macroalgas Marinhas. LNETI INIP: Lisbon, Portugal, 1990.
Fucus serratus
Gracilariaceae spp.
Oliveira, J. 1o Encontro Nacional sobre Macroalgas Marinhas. LNETI INIP: Lisbon, Portugal, 1990. - García.
Abreu, H. Exploração de macroalgas: regulamentação; Aveiro, Portugal, 2014.
Haematococcus lacustris
Niccolai, A.; Chini Zittelli, G.; Rodolfi, L.; Biondi, N.; Tredici, M.R. Microalgae of interest as food source: Biochemical composition and digestibility. Algal Res. 2019, 42, 101617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101617.
Laminaria hyperborea
Hallsson, S. The uses of seaweeds in iceland. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Seaweed Symposium, Biarritz, France, 18–24 September 1961.
Neopyropia yezoensis
Saccharina longicruris
Ulva intestinalis
Lahaye, M.; Gomez-Pinchetti, J.-L.; del Rio, M.J.; Garcia-Reina, G. Natural decoloration, composition and increase in dietary fibre content of an edible marine algae, Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta), grown under different nitrogen conditions. J. Sci. Food Agric. 1995, 68, 99–104, doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740680116
Chaetomorpha linum
Mastocarpus spp.
Fucus spp.
Gelidium microdon
Laminaria digitata
Mastocarpus stellatus
Black, W.A.P. Seaweeds and their value in foodstuffs. Proc. Nutr. Soc. 1953, 12, 32–39, doi:10.1079/PNS19530010 - Zemke-White, W.L.; Ohno, M. World seaweed utilisation: An end-of-century summary. J. Appl. Phycol. 1999, 11, 369–376, doi:10.1023/A:1008197610793.
García Tasende, M.; Peteiro, C. Explotación de las macroalgas marinas: Galicia como caso de estudio hacia una gestión sostenible de los recursos. Ambienta 2015, 111, 116–132.
Drennan, F. Seaweed Bushcraft guide: Seaweed in Season. Bushcr. J 2016.
Arthrospira fusiformis
Bryopsis plumosa
Eucheuma denticulatum
Neoporphyra perforata
Durvillaea antarctica
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Gracilaria gracilis
Palmaria palmata
Chondrus sp
Ectocarpus siliculosus
Gelidium corneum
Nemalion elminthoides
Lentini, F.; Venza, F. Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J. Ethnobiol. Ethnomed. 2007, 3, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-3-15.
Scenedesmus vacuolatus
Ulva lactuca
Aphanizomenon
Eucheuma horridum
Jaagichlorella luteoviridis
Laminaria spp.
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