While seaweeds have many applications, food is the most common one globally. More importantly, in Europe and North America, food is a market that is both high-value and potentially high-volume enough to drive profits and bring about larger-scale seaweed production, while the industry figures out how to lower the cost of farmed seaweeds to open high-volume, low-margin markets like chemicals and bioplastics.
Interesting article. My experience is people are still nervous about seaweed - what to do with it and what it might taste like. We make food seasonings with seaweed allowing people to use it in their everyday cooking without need for a special recipe or other fancy ingredients. It's a starting point and an opportunity to increase their curiosity and tastebuds.
How food can drive seaweed production in emerging geographies
Interesting article. My experience is people are still nervous about seaweed - what to do with it and what it might taste like. We make food seasonings with seaweed allowing people to use it in their everyday cooking without need for a special recipe or other fancy ingredients. It's a starting point and an opportunity to increase their curiosity and tastebuds.