Seaweed oil

Omega-3 supplement capsules that are 96.3% algae oil.

Seaweed oil, also called algae oil or algal oil, is used for making food, with the purified product almost colorless and odorless.[1] It is also under development as a possible alternative fuel and manufacturing agent.[2]

Seaweed oil is also used as a source of fatty aciddietary supplement, as it contains mono- and polyunsaturated fats, in particular EPA and DHA, both of them omega-3 fatty acids.[3] The supplement's DHA content is roughly equivalent to that of salmon-based fish oil supplement.[4][5]

Seaweed oil is also used for biofuel, pharmaceutical manufacturing, massage oil, soaps, and lotions.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Seaweed". Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. 12Farghali M, Mohamed MA, Osman AI, Rooney DW (2023). "Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review". Environmental Chemistry Letters. 21 (1): 97–152. Bibcode:2023EnvCL..21...97F. doi:10.1007/s10311-022-01520-y. PMC 9547092. PMID 36245550.
  3. Scott D. Doughman; Srirama Krupanidhi; Carani B. Sanjeevi (2007). "Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Nutrition and Medicine: Considering Microalgae Oil as a Vegetarian Source of EPA and DHA". Current Diabetes Reviews. 3 (3): 198–203. doi:10.2174/157339907781368968. PMID 18220672.
  4. أرتيربورن، إل إم (يوليو 2008). "كبسولات زيت الطحالب وسمك السلمون المطبوخ: مصادر متكافئة غذائيًا لحمض الدوكوساهيكسانويك" . مجلة الجمعية الأمريكية للتغذية . 108 (7): 1204-1209 . doi : 10.1016/j.jada.2008.04.020 . PMID 18589030. تاريخ الاسترجاع: 20 يناير 2017 . 
  5. لينهان-جيلز، جي؛ بيشوب، كيه إس؛ فيرغسون، إل آر (2013). "مصادر بديلة لأحماض أوميغا-3 الدهنية: هل يمكننا إيجاد بديل مستدام للأسماك؟" . المغذيات . 5 ( 4): 1301-1315 . doi : 10.3390/nu5041301 . PMC 3705349. PMID 23598439 .