RT Journal Article
T1 Producing Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: A Review of Sustainable Sources and Future Trends for the EPA and DHA Market
A1 Oliver, Laura
A1 Dietrich, Thomas
A1 Marañón, Izaskun
A1 Villarán, Maria Carmen
A1 Barrio, Ramón J.
AB Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (Omega-3 PUFA) are recognized as being essentialcompounds for human nutrition and health. The human body generates only low levels of Omega-3PUFA. Conventional sources of Omega-3 PUFA are from marine origin. However, the global growthof population combined with a better consumer understanding about healthy nutrition leads tothe fact that traditional sources are exhausted and therefore not enough to satisfy the demand ofOmega-3 PUFA for human diet as well as aquaculture. Microalgae cultivated under heterotrophicconditions is increasingly recognized as a suitable technology for the production of the Omega-3PUFA. The high cost of using glucose as main carbon source for cultivation is the main challenge toestablish economical feasible production processes. The latest relevant studies provide alternativepathways for Omega-3 PUFA production. As preliminary results show, volatile fatty acids (VFA)recovered from waste stream could be a good alternative to the use of glucose as carbon source inmicroalgae cultivation. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the actual situation of Omega-3PUFA production, sources and market request to provide a summary on sustainable sources that arebeing investigated as well as present and future market trends in Omega-3 market.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
YR 2020
FD 2020-12-16
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11556/1066
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11556/1066
LA eng
NO Oliver, Laura, Thomas Dietrich, Izaskun Marañón, Maria Carmen Villarán, and Ramón J. Barrio. “Producing Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: A Review of Sustainable Sources and Future Trends for the EPA and DHA Market.” Resources 9, no. 12 (December 16, 2020): 148. doi:10.3390/resources9120148.
NO The authors would like to thank the European project VOLATILE. The project has received fundingfrom the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 720777.
DS TECNALIA Publications
RD 3 jul 2024