Algae Facts

  • Algae produces 40 times more protein per acre than an acre of alfalfa.

  • Algae farms or photobioreactors do not use herbicides or pesticides.

  • Algae farms reduce water usage up to 96% less than land-based farming.

  • Algae oil produces 10 times the amount of oil compared to palm oil per acre.

  • Algae contains high quantities of essential amino acids, bioavailable minerals, B12 that’s not available in fruits and vegetables, omega-3 that fish doesn’t make, anti-nutrients such as gluten and lectin are not found in algae due to the fact that algae's primary predators are not mammals or fish.

  • Algae provides a plethora of vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, anti-oxidants, and omega-3 oils for fish meal eliminating the 20 million tons of small fish used to make aquaculture feed.

  • Algae is used to make biodegradable bio-plastic and polymers.

  • Algae is used to make biofuels such as diesel, methanol, ethanol, and jet fuel.

  • An acre of Algae can produce up to 50 tons of biomass annually.

  • Terrestrial plants contain about 200,000 compounds that we derive our products from. Algae contains 10,000,000 compounds.

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