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Very happy to see that Soylent will now be free of animal products. I had no idea that you could produce oil rich in Omega-3 fatty acids from algae. And looki
by sethbannon 12y ago
Very happy to see that Soylent will now be free of animal products.
I had no idea that you could produce oil rich in Omega-3 fatty acids from algae. And looking it up lead me to learn that you can also product more traditional fuels from algae as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_fuel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_fuel
- imanaccount247 12y agoAlgae are the root source of most omega3 heavy oils. They've just been "processed" via fish and marine mammals.
- mikeyouse 12y agoI formerly worked for a company where our primary line of business was producing Omega-3s from algae (nannochloropsis). Our company didn't work out (for unrelated reasons), but the economics and realities regarding the global fish stock ensure that a non-insignificant portion of Omega-3s/7s will come from algae in the not-too-distant future! For those who do care though, definitely examine the origin of your algae products. Most of the spirulina / haematococcus (for astaxanthin) / nannochloropsis by volume is grown in rather disgusting conditions in China and India. The US, Japan, and European products are much cleaner but are often GMO if that kind of thing matters to you.