Archives for August 10, 2010

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Sustainable seaweed cultivation is viable, Irish trials show

By Ben Bouckley

A three-year Irish project to grow three valuable species of seaweed with valuable nutritional properties in an aquaculture environment has shown that sustainable industrial-scale cultivation is viable, say researchers.

Consumers on omega-3: key obstacles remaining

By Lorraine Heller

Two of the biggest challenges still facing omega-3 acceptance in the United States are a lack of clear knowledge of its benefits and a perception that it brings a bad taste to food products, according to Frost & Sullivan.