Asparagopsis armata
Neptune's Harpoon
- Colour : pink, red, brown
- Physiological characteristics : pyramidal thallus composed of very branched filaments, harpoon-shaped branches, forms cottony pink clumps
- Dimension : 10 to 30 cm
- Seaweed origin : raw material coming from the Roscoff and/or Morlaix bay
- Environment : rocky or epiphytic substrates on other algae
- Foreshore zone : upper infralittoral level (0 to 10m deep)
Branch : | Rhodophytes |
Class : | Florideophycees |
Line : | Bonnemaisoniacees |
Type : | Asparagopsis |
Variety : | Armata |
Cosmetic :
- Cellular proliferation activator
- Anti-ageing properties
Aquaculture :
- Reduce the amount of epiphytes in culture
- Antibacterial
- Reduction of the cortisol rate on fishes
- Antifongic
- Biofiltration
Medical :
- Possible effectiveness against Leishmaniasis
- Antibacterial
Agriculture :
- Bovines food : reduction of methane production from cows
- Seaweed sampling from the nearby bay, seawater quality type A
- Varietal selection of strains according to customer application needs
- Multiplication in hatchery-nursery of the selected strains
- On-shore bio-oriented culture in ponds in greenhouse with recirculated seawater
- Fresh biomass harvesting
- Conditioning : fresh, frozen, dry (micronization option)
Nutritional composition :(content per 100g of dehydrated seaweed)
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18g
Proteins
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15 to 18% DM (Dry Matter)0.3g
Lipids
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Palmitic acid, tetradecanoic acid, arachidonic acid (20: 4n-6) and eicosapentaenoic acid (20: 5n-3)6.2g
Minerals
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Calcium, sodium, magnesium