Agroaldea
It's a microalgae with antioxidant properties, anti-inflammatory and immuno-stimulant.
The cultivation of microalgae is gaining a growing role, estimated world production in 5.000 tons of dry matter per year, with a market value that is around one billion euros.
In this context, the project ALGALIMENTO arises from the confluence of private and public for the development of a commercial plant of production of biomass of microalgae for food purposes.
After the success obtained in the pilot plant of a thousand meters in 2013, now a new 4,000 meters they final, located in Pozo Izquierdo, in which is they have invested 653.619 EUR.
The selected species will produce, among other compounds, carotenoids and omega-3 acids, both substances of high value both in the market for food and animal feed.
Interest derived from its composition, rich in protein and carbohydrates of high digestibility and with a fat fraction that can reach the 70% its dry weight, What makes them particularly interesting from a nutritional point of view.
Other valuable components in the microalgae are the vitamins (TO, B, C, E), Pro-vitamins and pigments such as chlorophyll, carotenoids (astaxanthin, beta carotene, lutein) and phycobiliproteins, all of them of great commercial interest.
[quote]So far, Algalimento produces three species of microalgae: Tetraselmis, Spirulina and Dunaliella.[/quote]
The Dunaliella Salina It is an orange microalgae that grows in water hypersaline to accumulate high concentrations of beta carotene in such adverse conditions. Tetraselmis It is a green microalgae that has a very high lipid levels, by stimulating the supply of marine organisms using natural amino acids.
The Spirulina is a microalga besides. It contains one high amount of proteins that it presents in its composition all the essential amino acids.
This last, they hope to launch it before the end of the year under the brand Spirulina Canariensis in boats of 50 GRS. Its high content of pigments such as phycocyanin and beta carotene gives it antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory and immuno-stimulant.
The ALGALIMENTO project aims the transfer of knowledge from public sector bodies such as the Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias, the University of Cádiz, the University of Seville and the Tecnalia Foundation, the private sector represented by DIASA S.L., a company dedicated to the marketing of food additives and a business consortium formed by Desarrollos SL Satocan group, Juliano Bonny Gómez SL. and the Lidia Garcia Foundation, which constitute the company ALGALIMENTO SL.
Bet Algalimento by a innovative sector in the Canary Islands, ideal for the development of aquaculture of photosynthetic organisms, given its temperate climate, Sea and Sun, as well as its strategic location.
Is constituted as a regarding future more ambitious developments and major industrial, as a potentially viable economic activity in territories such as the Canaries.