OUR SPECIES
Carefully selected, based on principles of sustainability and the preservation of marine ecosystems. Our algae are a unique resource, with high biotechnological potential and diverse applications in the cosmetics, nutraceuticals, supplements and animal feed industries.
Medium-sized red seaweed, abundant in the Azorean waters. It´s widely used in the cosmetic industry, namely in antidandruff and anti-acne formulations.
Abundance season: March to May
Medium-sized red seaweed, extremely abundant in the Azorean waters. Is has a chemical profile with good potential to be applied in human and animal health industry.
Abundance season: March to May
Medium-sized brown seaweed, abundant in all the Azorean archipelago. Traditionally used as a fertilizer, it has attracted interest for pharmaceuticals as an aid to muscle development and as a source of anti-inflammatory drugs.
Abundance season: March to June
Medium-sized brown seaweed, widespread in the Azorean archipelago. Its unique chemical properties has attracted interest from pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries.
Abundance season: March to June
Medium-sized brown seaweed, commonly found in the Azorean sublittoral levels. It´s a very important seaweed for the cosmetic industry, being used in skin treatment products.
Abundance season: October to March and June to July
Smal-sized brown seaweed, abundant in tide pools, sheltered intertidal areas and in the deep subtidal on all islands of the Azores. It is commonly used in many areas (human nutritition, cosmetics, pharmaceutical) due to its rich nutritional profile and high bioactivity levels, like antibacterial, antioxidant, antifungal, among others.
Abundance season: May to September
Medium-sized red seaweed, abundant in the Azores. It´s one of Azorean´s most harvested seaweeds for agar production in the food and biotechnology industries.
Abundance season: June to September
Medium-sized red seaweed, abundant in the Azores. It´s one of Azorean´s most harvested seaweeds for agar production in the food and biotechnology industries.
Abundance season: June to September
Medium-sized brown seaweed, with strong presence in several Azorean islands. According to recent studies, it has a huge potential to be exploited in biotechnology, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.
Abundance season: September to January
PROCESSING
In order to guarantee the quality of our algae, they are carefully cleaned immediately after harvesting to remove any by-catch and return it to the ocean. Afterwards, they are taken to our facilities to be processed through one of the following drying methods.
METHODS:
FREEZE-DRYED
Frozen biomass processed using the freeze-drying technique, which consists in the extraction of water through sublimation, ensuring biomass preservation and increased shelf life.
SUN DRIED
Drying in the sun is carried out in greenhouses and is the most common method of processing, ensuring a relatively quick and sustainable dehydration, since it uses 100% clean energy.
DRIED IN THE DARK
Using 100% renewable heat energy, drying is carried out in a single continuous cycle, allowing the preservation of all organoleptic properties and sunlight-degradable compounds.
FORMAT:
Once dried in the sun or in the dark, the customer can also choose to receive their biomass in its natural form (whole) or grinded in different granulometries.
Whole
Grinded
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