PELLET FUNZIONALI a matrice polimerica per ACQUACOLTURA

In this paper the Authors report some recent results on formulated pellets for aquacultured species such as crustaceans (crayfish) and echinoderms (sea urchin). The addition of polysaccharides, able to create a three-dimensional network called hydrogel, allows the manufacturing of pellets characterized by water resistance and mantainance of the organoleptic characteristics for long periods of time according to the feeding behavior of the cultured species. Moreover, the addition of bioactive molecules (such as byproducts of the agrofood industry) allows the formulation of functional pellets.