Nutritional Value of the Duckweed Species of the Genus Wolffia (Lemnaceae) as Human Food

Nutritional Value of the Duckweed Species of the Genus Wolffia (Lemnaceae) as Human Food

Species of the genus Wolffia are traditionally used as human food in some of the Asian countries. Therefore, all 11 species of this genus, identified by molecular barcoding, were investigated for ingredients relevant to human nutrition. The total protein content varied between 20 and 30% of the free...

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Main Authors: Klaus-J. Appenroth, K. Sowjanya Sree, Manuela Bog, Josef Ecker, Claudine Seeliger, Volker Böhm, Stefan Lorkowski, Katrin Sommer, Walter Vetter, Karla Tolzin-Banasch, Rita Kirmse, Matthias Leiterer, Christine Dawczynski, Gerhard Liebisch, Gerhard Jahreis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
Subjects:
amino acids
duckweed
fatty acids
Lemnaceae
phytosterols
protein
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2018.00483/full

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