Enhancing pet nutrition sustainably

7 years ago, Corbion Algae Ingredients was established in the belief that nutrition is the pivotal element to promoting health and food. The company went on to unleash the power of algae fermentation to preserve the planet’s limited resources. This is a sustainable and feasible innovation based on industrial fermentation, transforming microalgae and sugarcane into rich ingredients for active nutrition.

DHA-rich for health and well-being

AlgaPrime DHA is the world’s leading source of algae-based omega-3 DHA and was the first to focus on sustainability and feasibility. The AlgaPrime DHA portfolio enables high DHA enrichment while reducing the pressure on marine resources and positively impacting the carbon footprint. It is designed to facilitate adoption and help customers to effect more change, enhance nutrition, advance sustainability and grow sustainably themselves.

Unique sustainability set-up

From a sustainability point of view, the AlgaPrime DHA production set-up is unique.

AlgaPrime DHA is grown via a closed fermentation system using sugarcane, one of the world’s most productive sugar sources when compared to other sugar feedstock sources, like corn and wheat.

In 2020, the results of this were confirmed, when Corbion completed a full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) demonstrating that omega-3s from AlgaPrime DHA have a lower carbon footprint than traditional fish oil sources.

Omega-3s from AlgaPrime DHA Liquid Suspension have about 29-32% less impact on the climate compared to traditional sources of fish oil. The ISO 14040/44-compliant LCA was peer-reviewed and accepted for scientific publication in Algal Research on 15 September 2021.

About Corbion

Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters, and specializing in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends and algae ingredients.

The company champions preservation in all its forms, from food and food production to health and the planet, using both application and product knowledge to propel nature’s ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience, Corbion continues to work side-by-side with its customers to make its cutting-edge technologies work for them too.

Leveraging advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, the company helps differentiated products in diverse markets that include food, home & personal care, animal nutrition and more. In 2022, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,457.9 million ($1,585.9M) with a workforce of 2,601 FTE.