Feeding the world sustainably
Controlled land based seaweed cultivation
Feeding the world sustainably
Controlled land based seaweed cultivation
Why Seaweed
Health promoting
Sustainable proteins
Sustainable proteins
Seaweed is a sustainable superfood. Seaweed is the greatest untapped resource on the planet: it's healthy, nutritious and packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. In addition to nori, wakame, dulse and kombu, many more seaweeds are discovered as human food. Seaweed grows fast, purifies sea water and absorbs carbon dioxide.
Sustainable proteins
Sustainable proteins
Sustainable proteins
Seaweed offers the most sustainable source of protein and can be eaten fresh and dried. Seaweed is an ingredient for meat replacements, like vegetarian hamburgers. Seaweed has a rich umami flavor, is an excellent binding ingredients and even tastes like bacon. Red seaweeds have vibrant colours and turns brown when cooked.
Food supplement
Sustainable proteins
Natural ingredient
Seaweed is a great dietary food supplement for adding extra minerals, vitamins and omega-3 to your daily routine. Seaweed contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. This makes seaweed a great natural dietary supplement. Seaweed grows on sea water, light and carbon dioxide. Seaweed generates oxygen and doesn't need freshwater.
Natural ingredient
Natural ingredient
Natural ingredient
Seaweed is a natural, biodegradable ingredient for cosmetics, for texturizing, emulsifying and stabilizing, as well as for its beneficial bio-active compounds. Seaweed and seaweed extracts are anti-aging, anti-oxidizing and antibacterial. Its anti-fungal activity enables substituting chemical preservations. Seaweed provides long-lasting skin hydration, drawing moisture to skin cells.
Wound healing
Natural ingredient
Wound healing
Seaweed has very beneficial bioactive properties, including antibacterial, antioxidant, antiviral and even anticancer properties. This makes seaweed an interesting ingredient for the cosmetic, nutritional supplements and pharmaceutical industries, for skin care, wound dressings, tissue engineering and antiviral, antioxidant, cancer-fighting and immunostimulating agents.
Feed additive
Natural ingredient
Wound healing
Seaweed exhibit many positive biological activities that improve health of humans and animals. Seaweed are anti-oxidant, immune systeem boosters and contain many healthy vitamins, minerals and trace elements. And even more, feeding cows with seaweed improves their feed conversion efficiency compared to cows not supplemented with seaweed. Win-win!
Seaweedland news
Seaweedland in the Nommer
Business Innovation Program
Business Innovation Program
March 14, 2024
Seaweed is the future.
Full of vitamins, fiber, minerals and proteins, CO2 negative, super fast growing and available in enormous quantities. The opportunities for seaweed are great. Especially if it is grown on land. Seaweedland is busy optimizing the process, with support from NOM. Everyone eats seaweed regularly. Seaweed is used as an additive or thickener in ice cream, chocolate milk, sausage rolls, sushi, sauces, puddings and many more products. Seaweed is also found in toothpaste, cosmetics, nutritional supplements and even medicines. ....
Business Innovation Program
Business Innovation Program
Business Innovation Program
March 13, 2024
Seaweedland participates in the Business Innovation Program Food, hosted at the Wageningen University, together with nine other passionate entrepreneurs in the food sector. All selected entrepreneurs have an innovative idea that contributes to a sustainable and healthy food system. In ten weeks we will work on further developing our ideas, cooperate and share experiences in order to successfully grow our business. The BIPFood program is initiated by the regional development companies, and Seaweedland is coached by experienced trainers from the NOM and Gritd.
Wageningen University
Business Innovation Program
Seaweed from greenhouses
Seaweedland visited Wageningen University & Research, to discuss the possibilities to make use of the AlgaeParc facility of the Wageningen University on Bonaire, in addition to cooperate on bio-refining technologies to create high value products, ingredients and compounds from seaweed. Examples are vitamins, proteins, polysaccharides, hydrocolloids, fatty acids like omega3, fibers for prebiotic, minerals and more. The objective is to create a bio-refining process that valorizes all compounds into valuable products without creating waste streams. Seaweedland has spoken to Professor René Wijffels and Antoinette Kazbar.
Seaweed from greenhouses
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Seaweed from greenhouses
Seaweedland investigated with solar energy company DSG the possibility to bring seaweed cultivation to greenhouses in Sexbierum. “We want to turn these greenhouses into a sustainable, circular companies,” says Maurice Schoenmakers, CEO of DSG, owner of greenhouses in Sexbierum.
“I dare say that we are the most sustainable company in the Netherlands,” says Schoenmakers. "We can generate sufficient energy sustainably ourselves. That is also a condition of the government, as we strive for 100 percent sustainable energy.”
Seaweed on Bonaire
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Seaweedland had multiple meetings with the government of Bonaire, Mr. Kroon and Mr. Adriaens, to discuss the possibility to grow seaweed on Bonaire on non-arable land close to the sea, for the production of healthy and sustainable food based on seaweed, for local consumption and export. Due to its stable water temperature and clean ocean water, Bonaire is a great place for seaweed cultivation. Seaweed cultivation creates jobs, and economic growth without waste, and helps coral reef conservation since seaweed absorbs carbon dioxide and de-acidifies sea water.
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Hanzehogeschool Groningen is the University of Applied Science. Seaweedland and Hanzehogeschool Groningen have started a Research & Development project to improve the quality and efficiency of seaweed cultivation by using smart on-land cultivation technologies. During this R&D project, Seaweedland cooperates with professor Rob van Haren, and students and the field of developments in the bio-based economy.
Grant from SNN
Investment from NOM
Investment from NOM
Seaweedland received a 195,000 euro grant from SNN for further Research and development of its On-Land Seaweed Cultivation Technology. Seaweedland cooperates with Hortimare, Hubert Stavoren and Centre of Expertise of Water (CEW) to prove that through land based seaweed cultivation, seaweed can be produced at a higher and more consistent quality and will result in a business model that makes seaweed suitable for use in food, feed and cosmetics.
Investment from NOM
Investment from NOM
Investment from NOM
Seaweedland has received an investment and financial support from the NOM, the Northern Development Company. NOM supports entrepreneurs in realizing their plans, with the objective to strengthen the economy in the Northern Netherlands. Important forms of capital that NOM provides are money, knowledge, expertise and network. With investments in startups and scale-ups, developing ecosystems and attracting companies, the NOM contributes to a more sustainable, circular, healthier and smarter Northern Netherlands.
Grant from RVO
Investment from NOM
Grant from RVO
Seaweedland received an 85,000 euro grant from RVO for R&D of its On-Land Seaweed Cultivation Technology. Seaweedland cooperates with Hortimare and Hanzehogeschool Groningen to prove that through land based seaweed cultivation, seaweed can be produced at a higher and more consistent quality and will result in a business model that makes seaweed suitable for use in food, feed and cosmetics.
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