Orkla.com News Seaweed is the future Seaweed is the future And here are five reasons why. 2021-06-14 Orkla is working to find new, innovative ways of using seaweed. This is a long-term process where it will take time before we see extensive use of seaweed by people in general. However, we are making good progress and see a potential for seaweed becoming a major trend. Orkla has established Orkla Ocean AS, which has specialised expertise in the development and commercialisation of seaweed in the European market. “It’s important that we make greater use of the ocean as our larder, thereby also helping to reduce the strain on the earth’s resources. Seaweed may be the solution to several of the major challenges of our time,” comments Linn Anne Bjelland Brunborg, Managing Director of Orkla Ocean. She cites five reasons why seaweed is the future: 1. Sustainable Seaweed is highly sustainable. It’s the ocean’s rainforest, binds CO2 and can make a strong contribution to meeting the environmental and climate challenges we face. 2. Nutritious Seaweed is the ocean’s wholesome vegetables and a natural source of many nutrients that can otherwise be hard to obtain in our diet. 3. Tasty Seaweed is naturally rich in umami and can be a natural taste enhancer in a host of foods. We can produce a multitude of tastes based on seaweed, with flavours ranging from shellfish to roast pork skin, and the potential for developing other tastes in the future is huge. 4. Useful Seaweed can be used for many different purposes: in food, cosmetics, health foods, animal feed – and even in packaging. 5. Nordic quality Here in the north we have the most fantastic conditions for cultivating seaweed. The cold, clean, pure water ensures seaweed of high quality. Orkla works closely with Arctic Seaweed, which farms seaweed in Western Norway. Share print Created with Sketch. logo-without-payoff Created with Sketch. About Orkla Contact Personal privacy Disclaimer About the use of cookies and personal data Our website places information capsules (cookies) on your device if you have consented to the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Information capsules are used to improve the website, for analysis purposes and for interest-based advertising. Read more about Orkla’s treatment of personal data, including right of access. © 2021 Orkla. All rights reserved We use cookies on our website to optimise your browsing experience. If you have accepted the settings in your web browser, we will use the cookie information to analyse how our visitors use our website and select advertising based on their interests. You can read more about our use of cookies by clicking on "Cookie settings" below about how to delete or block cookies. Accept All Cookies Cookies Settings