Seaweed biotechnology company BioMara and ingredient supplier Macphie have successfully developed and tested a seaweed-based healthy functional food ingredient in industrial facilities and human trials. The companies collaborated with Abertay University, UK, in a project funded by Innovate UK’s “Better Food for All” program. The project partners have proven that Seafibrex, a functional food ingredient derived from regenerative farmed seaweed, can be integrated into bread, muffins, and plant-based meats “without compromising taste, texture, or manufacturing efficiency.”
