SEAWEED INGREDIENTS FOR FOOD PRODUCERS

Taste, function and clean label, powdered by the ocean.

Natural umami, lower salt and better texture - with one ingredient on the label

Request samples

START WITH WHAT YOU NEED

Choose the function. We match the seaweed

You don't need to know the species. Tell us what your product needs to do, and our team recommends the seaweed, format and dosage - and sends samples to test in your recipe.

Taste & umami

Natural savory depth that can replace yeast extract and flavor enhancer like MSG.

Salt reduction

Sea minerals and savory taste that let you cut added salt without losing flavor.

Texture & binding

Natural fibers and alginate that add body, bind water and improve moothfeel.

Clean label

One natural ingredient - 'seaweed' - on the label. No synthetic additives, no heavy processing

CLEAN LABEL, MADE SIMPLE

Shorter ingredient lists
your customers understand.

Swap flavor enhancers and added salt for an ingredient from the ocean - and keep the taste your consumers expect.

BEFORE

Ingredients: water, vegetables, salt, yeast extract, flavor enhancer (E621), rapeseed oil, spices.

AFTER

Ingredients: water, vegetables, rapeseed oil, seaweed, spices.

Illustrative example. Final recipe and labelling depend on your product.

APPLICATIONS

Where food producers use our seaweed today

Soups, sauces & stocks

Umami and depth

Snacks & seasonings

Savory taste with less added salt

Bakery

Salt reduction and a natural mineral boost

Plant-based & meat

Texture, binding and a rounder taste

Also supplier for pet food, supplements and spirits. Talk to us about your application ->

YOUR NORDIC SEAWEED SUPPLIER

An ingredient you can build a product line on.

We cultivate, harvest, dry and mill our own seaweed on the Swedish west coast. One supplier, one chain - from the sea to your production line.

Full traceability

Every batch is traced back to farm site and harvest - documented for your quality team.

Secure supply all year

Harvested at its best and dried for stable stock, so you can plan production 12 months a year.

Consistent quality

Dried and milled to fixed specifications. Tested for purity and heavy metals, under HACCP.

Certified organic

KRAV and EU organic. GFSI certification in progress.

01 Cultivate

Farmed in the Nordic/European waters

02 Harvest

Logged by site and date

03 Drying

For stabilization. Locks in taste, color and function

04 Milling

Flakes, granulate
or powder

05 Deliver

5 kg bags or 400 kg pallets, with full documentation

INGREDIENTS & FORMATS

Three formats, ready for
your process

Available from Sugar Kelp, Winged kelp and sea lettuce. Full specifications and data sheets available.

Flakes

1-3mm

Visible pieces for seasonings, bread toppings and snacks.

Granulate

Blends evenly into dry mixes, doughs and fillings.

0.2-1mm

Powder

Dissolves into sauces, soups and liquids without visible particles.

< 200 μm

Illustrative example of Ulva sp. on 1mm paper

Request product sheets ->

LOOKING AHEAD - BIOMATERIALS

Seaweed beyond
the place.

Cultivated seaweed grows without fresh water, fertilizer or farmland. Together with research partners, we are exploring how it can become a raw material for biomaterials such as textiles and other bio-based materials.

Kelptex Project

Textile fibres from algae – harvesting, extraction and production. Read more

Allgae Project

The ALLGAE project aims to develop 100% algae-based sustainable textile fibres from seaweed side streams.

Examples of biomaterials from the MOBI project

Manatee Biomaterials

Transforming ocean biomass into the products and packaging that touch our everyday life. A joint venture between Nordic SeaFarm and FutureLab & Partners.

Visit Manateebiomaterials.com

Swedish Seaweed Initiative

Transforming Sugar Kelp into an Industrial Feedstock. By bringing together actors from across the entire value chain, Axfoundation helps translate research and pilot efforts into practical solutions with scale-up potential. The project runs from 2026 to 2028.
Read more

SAMPLES & SPECIFICATIONS

Tell us your product needs. We will match the ingredient.

Fill out our form and our team will get back to you with a recommendation, specification and sample to test in your products.

SEAWEED INGREDIENTS FOR FOOD PRODUCERS

Taste, function and clean label, powdered by the ocean.

Natural umami, lower salt and better texture - with one ingredient on the label

START WITH WHAT YOU NEED

Choose the function. We match the seaweed

You don't need to know the species. Tell us what your product needs to do, and our team recommends the seaweed, format and dosage - and sends samples to test in your recipe.

Taste & umami

Natural savory depth that can replace yeast extract and flavor enhancer like MSG.

Salt reduction

Sea minerals and savory taste that let you cut added salt without losing flavor.

Texture & binding

Natural fibers and alginate that add body, bind water and improve moothfeel.

Clean label

One natural ingredient - 'seaweed' - on the label. No synthetic additives, no heavy processing

CLEAN LABEL, MADE SIMPLE

Shorter ingredient lists your customers understand.

Swap flavor enhancers and added salt for an ingredient from the ocean - and keep the taste your consumers expect.

BEFORE

Ingredients: water, vegetables, salt, yeast extract, flavor enhancer (E621), rapeseed oil, spices.

AFTER

Ingredients: water, vegetables, rapeseed oil, seaweed, spices.

Illustrative example. Final recipe and labelling depend on your product.

APPLICATIONS

Where food producers use our seaweed today

Soups, sauces & stocks

Umami and depth

Snacks & seasonings

Savory taste with less added salt

Bakery

Salt reduction and a natural mineral boost

Plant-based & meat

Texture, binding and a rounder taste

Also supplier for pet food, supplements and spirits. Talk to us about your application ->

YOUR NORDIC SEAWEED SUPPLIER

An ingredient you can build a product line on.

We cultivate, harvest, dry and mill our own seaweed on the Swedish west coast. One supplier, one chain - from the sea to your production line.

Full traceability

Every batch is traced back to farm site and harvest - documented for your quality team.

Secure supply all year

Harvested at its best and dried for stable stock, so you can plan production 12 months a year.

Consistent quality

Dried and milled to fixed specifications. Tested for purity and heavy metals, under HACCP.

Certified organic

KRAV and EU organic. GFSI certification in progress.

01

Cultivate

Farmed in the Nordic/European waters

02

Harvest

Logged by site and date

03

Drying

For stabilization. Locks in taste, color and function

04

Milling

Flakes, granulate or powder

05

Deliver

5 kg bags or 400 kg pallets, with full documentation

INGREDIENTS & FORMATS

Three formats, ready for your process

Available from Sugar Kelp, Winged kelp and sea lettuce. Full specifications and data sheets available.

Flakes

1-3mm

Visible pieces for seasonings, bread toppings and snacks.

Granulate

Blends evenly into dry mixes, doughs and fillings.

0.2-1mm

Powder

Dissolves into sauces, soups and liquids without visible particles.

< 200 μm

Illustrative example of Ulva sp. on 1mm paper

Request product sheets ->

LOOKING AHEAD - BIOMATERIALS

Seaweed beyond the place.

Cultivated seaweed grows without fresh water, fertilizer or farmland. Together with research partners, we are exploring how it can become a raw material for biomaterials such as textiles and other bio-based materials.

Kelptex Project

Textile fibres from algae – harvesting, extraction and production. Read more

Allgae Project

The ALLGAE project aims to develop 100% algae-based sustainable textile fibres from seaweed side streams.

Shorter ingredient lists
your customers understand.

Flakes, granulate
or powder

Three formats, ready for
your process

Seaweed beyond
the place.

Transforming ocean biomass into the products and packaging that touch our everyday life. A joint venture between Nordic SeaFarm and FutureLab & Partners.

Visit Manateebiomaterials.com

Transforming Sugar Kelp into an Industrial Feedstock. By bringing together actors from across the entire value chain, Axfoundation helps translate research and pilot efforts into practical solutions with scale-up potential. The project runs from 2026 to 2028.
Read more