When food forecasters made their predictions for 2022, they told The New York Times that farmed kelp would move beyond dashi and the menus at high-end restaurants and into everyday foods like pasta ...

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From the antioxidant effects of blueberries to the cholesterol lowering effects of chia seeds, consumers love so-called superfoods. So could kelp seaweed join the superfood family as a favourite of ...

Albert Pessarrodona receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Conservation International, Revive & Restore and Morris Animal Foundation. Albert is also affiliated with Conservation ...

Oceans, rivers and lakes are chockful of thousands of underwater plants and algae collectively described as seaweed. Demand for seaweed — kelp, specifically — has exploded as scientists have confirmed ...

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From kelp burgers to bacon of the sea, sustainable food entrepreneurs are innovating to charm hungry omnivores Lauren Oster Royal kombu (aka sugar kelp) harvested from the Netherlands’ first organic ...

Sinking seaweed could sequester a lot of carbon, but researchers are still grappling with basic questions about reliability, scalability and risks. In late January, Elon Musk tweeted that he planned ...

When most of us read the words “plant-based diet,” we tend to think of foods such as kale salads and grain bowls or trendy meat replacements. But there is one nonmeat option that’s gaining traction as ...