Special Report: Seaweed and Microalgae Driving New Product Development
Seaweed is making waves in nutrition-rich NPDs and with its many varieties is tipped to become the next super green “superfood”, and this staying true to its title, seaweed is finding new product applications in Western markets due to its wide ranging health benefits. Although seaweed cultivation has been around for decades, the challenges for […]
ASCog MSC præsenterer fælles standard for tang gældende fra 1 marts 2018
ASC(Aquaculture Stewardship Council) og MSC(Marine Stewardship Council) præsenterer fælles standard for tang gældende fra 1 marts 2018 The Seaweed Standard sets a number of requirements for seaweed harvesting and farming practices. Environmentally, seaweed operations must show that they actively minimise their impact on the surrounding…and socially responsible use of seaweed resources. Meeting global demand can […]
Algae Is the Vegan Protein Food of the Future, Says CNN
A recent article by CNN hailed algae as “the food of the future”. The vegan dish is protein-rich, requires no fresh water to produce, and releases oxygen into the atmosphere, unlike most the world’s protein today that is derived from animals. Around 70 percent of the world’s available fresh water is used to rear livestock […]
Mysterious masses of seaweed assault Caribbean islands 11 juni 2018
Mysterious masses of seaweed assault Caribbean islands 11 juni 2018 In retrospect, 2011 was just the first wave. That year, massive rafts of Sargassum—a brown seaweed that lives in the open ocean—washed up on beaches across the Caribbean, trapping sea turtles and filling the air with the stench of rotting eggs. “It presented immense challenges,”
Common seaweed outperforms chemotherapy for breast cancer, researchers reveal
Breast cancer, a major cause of death from cancer for women of all ethnicities, claimed 42,000 lives in the United States in 2014 alone – a truly grim statistic. But a new study – in which seaweed worked better than a leading FDA-approved pharmaceutical medication to combat breast cancer – is raising hopes that this […]
Tang er sundt
Video med Kristian fra Nordisk tang. Super indlæg om tang vist i DR.
Tillykke til Karen Lise Krabbe
Den århusianske kunstner Karen Lise Krabbe har fået en fornem hæder. Hun er tildelt Ole Haslunds rejselegat på 50.000 kroner. Karen Lise vil enten til Japan eller Island: “Japan er en mulighed, fordi japanerne har forskellige måder at tilberede tang på, og jeg har en intens interesse for den i min kunst. Her i landet […]