According to recent press release by the Government of Israel, the Tel Aviv University and the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute developed a new superfood: A kind of super seewead.
The new seewead is enriched with with nutrients, proteins, dietary fiber, and minerals ready for human and animal needs.
In the press release it is stated: “Doron Ashkenazi explains that in the study, local species of the algae Ulva, Gracilaria and Hypnea were grown in special conditions allowing the seaweed to flourish, thus enabling a significant improvement in their nutritional value and becoming an “enriched seaweed” superfood.
“Through the technological approach we developed, a farm owner or entrepreneur will be able to plan in advance a production line of seaweed rich in the substances in which they are interested.
This can be used as health foods or nutritional supplements; seaweed with a particularly high level of protein, seaweed rich in minerals such as iron, iodine, calcium, magnesium, and zinc, or in special pigments or anti-oxidants.
The enriched seaweed can be used to help populations suffering from malnutrition and nutritional deficiencies.”
Because of its environmental benefits, integrated aquaculture is receiving growing support from governments around the world.
The researchers’ seaweed farming approach does not require extensive land, fresh water or large amounts of fertilizer. It is environmentally friendly, and preserves nature and the ecological balance by reducing environmental risks, including the reduction of nutrient loads to coastal waters and of the emission of gases and carbon footprints. The new methodology offers an ideal situation of sustainable and clean agriculture.”
And in the scientific journal ‘Innovative Food Science” the scientists explain: “The approach involves diverting fish effluents rich in nutrients into a series of seaweed cultivation tanks. Then, the seaweeds were exposed to short-term abiotic stressors (namely, high irradiance, nutrient starvation, and high salinity) to stimulate synthesis of desired ingredients in their tissues. Our methodology enabled high growth rates of up to 25% seaweed biomass increase per day, with significant enhancements in the amount of protein, starch, and minerals within days. Moreover, the seaweeds presented elevated bioremediation capabilities assimilating the ammonia nitrogen, NO3 and PO4 with high uptake rates, and with 50–75% removal efficiencies.”
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