Manufacturing Ingredients
Brown seaweeds are versatile feedstocks for producing safe and sustainable products and alternative product chemistries in an ever-growing number of industries.
The brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum has been a major player in formulating animal and plant health products for decades, due to its inherent and reliable combination of broad-spectrum mineral nutrition and bioactive compounds like phlorotannins and polysaccharides.
From flocculants and adsorbents for wastewater and effluent treatment, antimicrobial films to preserve fruit and vegetable freshness, and ingredients in biodegradable plastics, brown seaweeds are currently experiencing an R&D renaissance in the pursuit of green alternatives to the functional chemistries that underpin the modern human way of life.
Read on to learn more about the different base ingredients that we offer, and contact us to learn more about the role Ascophyllum nodosum can play in your product development.
Soluble Seaweed Extracts
Formulated with ease of use in mind, our alkaline-extracted bioactives from the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum are versatile ingredients to add to your formulation. Our flagship soluble seaweed extracts were created in the 1970s as part of the first generation of plant biostimulant products with demonstrated benefits to crop productivity, especially under high-stress and low nutrient-availability growing conditions and on agriculturally degraded soils.
We have kept these products relevant over the decades with consistent improvements to processes, product formulations, and compatibility with modern application methods. Ascophyllum nodosum biostimulants remain a major player in sustainable agricultural practices worldwide, with benefits in many cropping systems.
Seaweed extracts can function as primary active ingredients or valuable additives in other biostimulant, fertilizer, or pesticide formulations, and have potential applications in many other industries due to their diverse biologically and chemically active contents.
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- Time-tested ingredient with a global presence in plant biostimulant products spanning decades.
- Rich source of bioactives, antioxidants, and metabolite precursors to give plants and microbes the tools they need to thrive under diverse and sometimes challenging conditions.
- Fortified with plant macronutrients for synergistic effects on early plant establishment and growth
- Engineered with versatility in mind, this product is compatible with many other ingredients for formulating premium products
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- Efficient and complete extraction protocol for maximum concentration of seaweed-derived active ingredients.
- Rich source of bioactives, antioxidants, and metabolite precursors to give plants and microbes the tools they need to thrive under diverse and sometimes challenging conditions.
- Engineered with versatility in mind, this product is compatible with many other ingredients for formulating premium products
- OMRI-listed and allowed for use in USDA organic crop production per regulation 7 CFR § 205.601(j)(1).
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- Rich source of bioactives, antioxidants, and metabolite precursors to give plants and microbes the tools they need to thrive under diverse and sometimes challenging conditions.
- Fortified with plant macronutrients for synergistic effects on early plant establishment and growth
- Uniform particle size for superior flowability and dispersion into liquids
- Dehydrated for ease of handling and storage – long shelf life when stored according to guidelines
- Engineered with versatility in mind, this product is compatible with many other ingredients for formulating premium products
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- No additives for complete control of product formulation
- Dehydrated for ease of handling and storage – long shelf life when stored according to guidelines
- The most cost effective wray to add the complementary benefits of seaweed extracts to your premium formulated agricultural products.
- OMRI-listed and allowed for use in USDA organic crop production per regulation 7 CFR § 205.601(j)(1).
- Engineered with versatility in mind, this product is compatible with many other ingredients for formulating premium products.
Seaweed Meal
Harvested year-round and dried to a low water activity within a few hours of removal from the ocean, our Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed meal is the ultimate blank slate for product development.
Dried seaweed meal can be included directly into product formulations for animal feeds, potting mixes, and compost blends, to add mineral nutrition, vitamins, prebiotic carbohydrates, and functional molecules like alginate, laminarin, fucoidan, and phlorotannins.
For our food-grade seaweed meal, extra attention is paid to seasonality and harvest conditions to ensure the most reliable and consistent product specifications for sensitive applications like recipe development for packaged foods, spice blend, vitamin supplements, and cosmetics for people and pets.
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- Palatable and nutritious single-ingredient additive to livestock feeds and mineral mixes
- Enhances compost and soil products with secondary nutrients and high water holding capacity
- Feedstock for diverse industries
- Long shelf life when stored according to guidelines
- 100% all-natural & NOP-compliant for organic crop production, with OMRI-listing for streamlined integration into organic-use products
- Available certified USDA organic for formulating organic pet and livestock products
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- High nutritional value – a little goes a long ways
- Salty and savory flavor with abundant iodine – a healthy substitution for salt in recipes
- Harvested and processed for reliable lot-to-lot consistency
- Feedstock for isolating bioactive compounds for health and cosmetic products
- Long shelf life when stored according to guidelines
- Kosher-approved and certified USDA organic
