Algae may not be particularly pretty, but it can produce up to 300 times more oil per acre than the likes of rapeseed and soybeans, several times a year, and it could be heading this way.
US producer Martek Biosciences Corporation has applied to the Food Standards Agency for approval to market algal oil produced from Schizochytrium microalgae as a novel food ingredient (in other words, one without a history of consumption in the EU before May 1997).
Martek hopes to use the oil, known as DHA-O, in food supplements, biscuits, bakery products and cereals.
Focus On Oils
US producer Martek Biosciences Corporation has applied to the Food Standards Agency for approval to market algal oil produced from Schizochytrium microalgae as a novel food ingredient (in other words, one without a history of consumption in the EU before May 1997).
Martek hopes to use the oil, known as DHA-O, in food supplements, biscuits, bakery products and cereals.
Focus On Oils
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