[China] China’s largest seaweed producer and processor has acquired a processing factory and aims to sell more to Japan, Europe Continue reading China’s largest seaweed firm eyes foreign markets after $16m factory acquisition
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Heavy metals in food: Carrageenan as an example of the need to improve ingredient quality
[USA] In the fall of 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bought 10 samples of carrageenan from 5 companies sold through Continue reading Heavy metals in food: Carrageenan as an example of the need to improve ingredient quality
Seaweed’s the secret ingredient in this meat-free pâté
[Global] Nutritionist and chef Amy Longard has long loved seaweed, and says cooking with it has many benefits. Continue reading Seaweed’s the secret ingredient in this meat-free pâté
JP McMahon: Seaweed is Ireland’s great untapped resource
[UK] Two years ago I produced a T-shirt for our international chef symposium (“Food on the Edge”) that pictured a piece of seaweed Continue reading JP McMahon: Seaweed is Ireland’s great untapped resource
Scottish seaweed tops this year’s food trends
[UK] It’s slimy green fronds are something you’d usually try to avoid on a trip to the seaside. But now Scottish producers claim that the Continue reading Scottish seaweed tops this year’s food trends
Using algae to promote agricultural sustainability and the circular economy
[EU] Algae are being used to develop new technology to clean up waste. Scientists at Swansea University are leading on a €5.5 Million Continue reading Using algae to promote agricultural sustainability and the circular economy
SpirulinaK among functional foods
[Ityaly] “We research and produce micro-algae, and especially natural SpriulinaK, 100% pure and certified organic. In addition, we Continue reading SpirulinaK among functional foods
Will algae be the hottest new plant-based protein?
[USA] San Diego scientists believe a strain of wild algae will be a sustainable way to feed plant-based protein to the growing global Continue reading Will algae be the hottest new plant-based protein?
A new foodie mecca: A restaurant where lake algae and crispy piranha skin rule
[Peru] Somewhere between the courses of high-altitude lake algae and cooked Peruvian clay came a bowl of frozen piranha heads, their Continue reading A new foodie mecca: A restaurant where lake algae and crispy piranha skin rule
Microalgae: Superfood or supplement scam?
[Global] Seaweed is something you’ve likely enjoyed eating when wrapped around your sushi roll; but how about microalgae? Continue reading Microalgae: Superfood or supplement scam?