Marine algae mineral extraction

Aslam, M., Kreider, Paruchuri, T., Bhagavathula, N., DaSilva, M., Zemicke, R., Goldstein, S., and Varani, J. (2010). A mineral-rich extract from the red marine algae lithothamnion calcareum preserves bone structure and function in female mice on a western-style diet. Calcif. Tissue Int. 86,313-324. 

Aslam et al. (2010) investigated whether a mineral-rich extract from the red marine algae Lithothamnion calcareum could be used as a dietary supplement for prevention of bone mineral loss. Their experiments showed that the mice receiving the mineral-rich supplement in the high-fat Western-style diet had better bone structure/function than the mice on the low-fat chow diet. The algae extract is already available as a food supplement imder the name Aquamin (GRAS 000028), which is currently used in various products of human consumption in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. 

Macroalgal extracts possess various proteins and peptides which play an important role in the formulation of new collagen as well as increased skin hydration. In addition, marine red algae increases skin hydration significantly because of the en2ymes and minerals present in the algae which are prominent in Hawaiian Islands. French seaweeds are other... 

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