20200210

Anyone for a pond scum smoothie? Packed with vitamins, protein and minerals, algae-flavoured products are set to take the health food market by storm... but the taste is awful!

    Foods made with the gunk that lies on the top of stagnant water – and once found mainly in commercial fish food – could be about to revolutionise what we eat. That’s because, remarkably, these unlikely food sources have higher protein levels than everyday products including chicken, beef and fish. (File image)
  • Farmed on ponds - mostly in Asia but also UK - algae is turned into powder, which manufacturers sprinkle into processed goods during production
  • Blue-green layer that forms on still water is made up mostly of two key materials –  plant bacteria called spirulina and algae called chlorella
  • Both grow quickly and easily, and have protein levels of up to 65 per cent.
  • Innocent Smoothies released algae-based drink containing pond scum bacteria
  • Aldi is marketing sweet potato soup sprinkled with algae to give a vitamin boost.
  • Daylimail
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