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MEET OUR SPECIES
Carefully selected, based on principles of sustainability and the preservation of marine ecosystems, our algae are a unique resource, with high application potential for several industries like cosmetics, nutraceutics, biomaterial production, animal feed, among others.
Medium-sized red seaweed, abundant in the Azorean waters. It is widely used in the cosmetic industry, namely in antidandruff and anti-acne formulations.
Greatest abundance season: March to June
Medium-sized red seaweed, extremely abundant in the Azorean waters. It has a chemical profile that shows a promising potential for application in the human and animal nutrition and health sectors.
Greatest abundance season: March to June
Medium-sized brown seaweed, abundant in some Azorean islands. It was widely used in cosmetics in the past, but now it is considered as an interesting species to be applied in the nutraceutics industry.
Greatest abundance season: March to July
Medium-sized brown seaweed, widespread in the Azorean archipelago. Its unique chemical properties has attracted interest from pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries.
Greatest abundance season: March to July
Medium-sized brown seaweed, commonly found in the Azorean sublittoral levels. It is a very important seaweed for the cosmetic industry, being used in skin treatment products.
Greatest abundance season: August to November
Small-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 industries (human nutritition, cosmetics, pharmaceutical) due to its rich nutritional profile and high bioactivity claims, like antibacterial, antioxidant and antifungal.
Greatest 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.
Greatest abundance season: June to September
Medium-sized brown seaweed, extremely abundant in most of the Azorean archipelago, being currently classified as an invasive species in the Azores and other European regions. It is currently under study in multiple research projects across the globe.
Greatest abundance season: March to October
Medium-sized brown algae found throughout the Azores archipelago. It is widely used in the agricultural industry to produce fertilizers, as well as in the cosmetics industry to produce skin conditioning agents.
Greatest abundance season: March to June
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.
Greatest 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-DRIED
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.
DARK DRIED
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 ground in different granulometries.
WHOLE
GROUND
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