The Potential for Microalgae Based Ingredients in NPD
17 Jun 2014 | Roquette
By diversifying its range with microalgae products, the Roquette Group answers the needs of customers and consolidates its position as a global player in Food, Nutrition and Health. “The reason for entering this space relates to the fact that the nutrition, food & health segments are at the core of our activity,” Sergio Neves, Global Director Microalgae Business Line, told FoodIngredientsFirst. “We have expertise in using renewable raw materials of plant origin. So diversification from the existing raw materials of maize, wheat, potato and pea into microalgae came naturally for a group like Roquette. We think that we have the right insights into the market and the experience of taking raw materials and exploring them. We have this conviction that microalgae has this huge potential for improving nutritional profiles,” he added.