caulerpa racemosa edible
Caulerpa species are eaten as delicacies in some Pacific countries 89 and it was the search for the distinctive peppery principle of C. The two most commonly eaten are Caulerpa lentillifera and Caulerpa racemosa both called sea grapes in English. Ghim Tren Rong Nho Caulerpa racemosa sea grapes and Ulva lactuca sea lettuces are edible green seaweeds and good sources of bioactive compounds for future foods nutraceuticals and cosmeceutical industries. . In the present study we determined nutritional values and investigated the recovery of bioactive compounds from C. 89 Compound 173 has been isolated from a number of Caulerpa spp 9299 as well as from other green algae Codium decoratum 100 and Halimeda incrassata 101 and red algae. In the north Borneo Island Sabah Malaysia three species from the genus Caulerpa are widely consumed. The first report of a toxic constituent from a seaweed was that of caulerpicin from Caulerpa racem