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Onshore algae farms could feed the world sustainably (news.cornell.edu)
submitted 1 year ago by Dee_Imaginarium@beehaw.org to c/science@beehaw.org
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I'd be down for some algae burgers if it helps the planet πŸŒΏπŸ”

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[–] CadeJohnson@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This could be for marine algae, which might have high iodine and sometimes high organic arsenic (though there is some debate over how toxic that is) - but freshwater algae are not necessarily high in iodine. Like spirulina for example.

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Seems to be species dependent. But it doesn't seem to be well studied. But the variation in iodine levels is crazy...

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8035890/

[–] CadeJohnson@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

yep, these are all marine algae. I think the market will develop and more consistent products (and no doubt thorougly coated with preservatives) will become prevalent once dear old General Mills, ConAgra, and their like enter the fray.