SANTANA , Ismael

Seaweed, a diverse and abundant marine resource, holds promise as a renewable feedstock for bioplastics due to its polysaccharide-rich composition. This review explores different methods for extracting and processing seaweed polysaccharides, focusing on the production of alginate plastic materials. Seaweed emerges as a promising solution, due...

Fava bean is a crop source of gelling proteins (≅ 30% d.b.). This study aimed to evaluate rheological, textural and hydration properties of gels formulated at different protein contents and pH. A Faba bean concentrate (FB) of ≅ 60% pro-tein produced by a dry fractionation method, was used (HerbaPRO FB65, Seville, Spain). FB was dispersed in...