作者: I. A. Levine , D. Cheney
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-5983-9_30
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摘要: The red alga Porphyra (nori) is utilized by humans as a food source throughout the world. In 1992, approximately 15 billion sheets (approximately 45,000 dry metric tons) of were produced with an annual value $1.8 (Jensen, 1993). consumption nori, long prized Japanese, Chinese, Koreans and other people Asia western Pacific complement to rice, sushi, soups salads. Additionally, nori staple in macrobiotic diets (Mumford Miura, 1988), taurine which controls blood cholesterol levels valuable phycoerythrin, pigment used medical diagnostic industry. United States was wholly dependent upon importation from Japan, Korea China prior Coastal Plantations International entering market.