Utilization of algae in the food industry

The thesis Utilization of algae in the food industry is primarily focused on characteristics and systematic classification of all significant genera of Cyanobacteria, microalgae and macroalgae, which can be directly consumed in fresh forms or culinary processed to various dishes. In addition, algae are also an important source of many substances that are often used in the food industry. Therefore the second part of the literary review contains chapters about further use as extraction of hydrocolloids, nutraceuticals or natural colourants. In this thesis, I am also attempting to inform users of alternative ways of healthy and ecologically sustainable eating by presenting many records of the beneficial health effects of algae. All scientific names of plants used in the thesis are taken from the concept of taxa published by Ruggiero, et al. in 2015 and from world-wide electronic publication accessed through World Register of Marine Species (Guiry & Guiry, 2019). The thesis is the culmination of my studies in Norway in 2017, which greatly enriched my knowledge on the field of algae production