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This review explores alginate's sources and properties, highlighting its significance in food and biomedical fields.

Alginate from seaweed and microbes: Sources, green extraction, functional properties, and food applications

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This review explores alginate's sources and properties, highlighting its significance in food and biomedical fields.
Systematic review of alginate types from brown seaweeds and bacteria.
Comparison of traditional versus green extraction technologies.
Analysis of alginate's gelation properties and applications in food and nutraceuticals.
Identified key sources of alginate from brown seaweed and microbes, emphasizing extraction challenges.
Highlighted alginate's versatile applications, including in probiotics encapsulation and 3D food printing.
Noted the need for standardized extraction protocols to enhance industrial scalability.

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Review evaluates alginate from seaweed and microbes, focusing on extraction, properties, and applications in food, suggesting future advancements.

Habib et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Review evaluates alginate from seaweed and microbes, focusing on extraction, properties, and applications in food, suggesting future advancements.