Recent advances
and research have shown that seaweed can be used as a rich source of
carotenoids such as astaxanthin, fucoxanthin and dietary fibre and can
be incorporated in pasta products without much intervention in sensory
quality. Incorporation of Wakame (U. pinnatifida) seaweed in pasta has
shown great potential to improve fucoxanthin content. Also surimi is
accepted by consumers at moderate concentrations in pasta products.