As the demand for omega-3s increases, so does the need for diverse sources of the essential nutrient.
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Microalgae isn’t new to the food scene by any means.
“Back in the 1980s, a NASA project to test the use of certain strains of microalgae as a food supply on long-duration space missions ended up discovering that the properties of microalgae were valuable to people not only in space but to life on Earth,” said George Josef, global head of marketing and nutritional lipids for nutrition, health and beauty solutions provider dsm-firmenich. “Ultimately, what started as a NASA project ended up as a relevant nutritional business for the human and animal industries, globally.”
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