Susweed
Sustainable use of marine and industrial waters to unlock the potential of macroalgae as the food of the future
Cultivated macroalgae represent a promising opportunity for providing food to a growing global population—without further straining the availability of clean freshwater. No fertilizers are needed; instead, seaweed farming has a net uptake of dissolved nutrients and thus helps counteract eutrophication.
The goal of the SUSWEED project is to harness the great potential of Swedish-grown seaweed as a future sustainable food source. This will be achieved through new cultivation techniques for sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) and dulse (Palmaria palmata) in the sea, but also as part of a system where process water from the food industry is purified of nutrients.
Harvested seaweed will be processed into nutritious and safe raw materials that can be used in new, tasty food products.
Project Partners: Samarbetspartners
ALS Scandinavia AB Luleå Chalmerstekniskahögskola Livsmedelsverket Marenor Seafood NordicSeafarm SwedenPelagic
Read more about the project here: https://www.gu.se/forskning/susweed-hallbart-nyttjande-av-marina-och-industriella-vatten-for-att-frigora-potentialen-hos-makroalger-som-framtidens-livsmedel