LAS VEGAS, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Algarithm is pleased to announce that Good Catch has chosen Algarithm's plant-based, wild-sourced AlphaMega3 algal DHA oil to nutritionally enhance their soon-to-launch line of fishless seafood. The plant-based seafood maker's Crab-free Cakes, Fish-free Tuna, Fish-free Sliders, and Fish-free Burgers will all contain 350mg of AlphaMega3 algal DHA oil supplied by the Canadian-based Algarithm. (www.algarithm.ca)
"With a mission to promote plant-based diets to improve health, save lives, and protect the ecology of our oceans, Good Catch is taking the natural foods industry by storm with their nutritious and delicious chef-mastered fishless seafood products," says Algarithm co-founder and managing director, Ben Kelly. "Algarithm is proud to have been selected to play a part in their success."
"We're creating great-tasting, healthy, DHA-rich vegan seafood by using cutting-edge technology combined with finest plant-based ingredients, so we thank our friends at Algarithm for helping our chefs make culinary magic happen with their wild-sourced algal DHA oil," says Good Catch co-founder Eric Schnell. "The undetectable taste, texture, purity, and nutritional content make Algarithm's oil a perfect fit for us."
In their booth at SupplySide West (#1637) Algarithm will showcase their line of virtually tasteless and odorless plant-based algal omega-3 DHA ingredients for the dietary supplement, food, and beverage industries, including their two just-released DHA oil concentrates: AlphaMega3 530, containing 530mg/g DHA, and AlphaMega3 700, boasting 700mg/g DHA.
Algarithm's ingredient and packaging partner, Virun Nutra-Biosciences, (www.virun.com), will also debut their new additions to the partners' popular line of flavorful O3Omega™ Smoothies: "Gringo Nachos Smoothie" and "NOT Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Smoothie", the world's first DHA-enhanced vegan smoothie. Containing 400mg plant-based algal DHA and 3000mg MCT from coconut oil in each 15ml serving, the new smoothies are soy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, and GMO-free, and are a tasty alternative to fish oils and other omega-3 dietary supplements.
About Algarithm (www.algarithm.ca)
Algarithm has omega-3s figured out! Algarithm is providing omega-3 solutions for food and dietary supplements - DHA with minimal taste and odor sourced from unmodified, plant-based origin using a clean, environmentally-friendly extraction process. What it means is a high quality algal oil delivering 400mg/g DHA, easily enjoyed through flavorful food and dietary supplements. Algarithm is a proud member of GOED's Executive Council on Education and Outreach, pledging $100,000 annually to fund GOED's omega-3 research and educational programs.
About Good Catch Foods (www.goodcatchfoods.com)
With a deep concern for the sea and its creatures, as well as a love of good eating, Good Catch exists to create delicious food and make plant-based options accessible to everyone. With a mission to provide a choice for more conscious living, Good Catch is here to champion the environment, protect human and animal welfare, and to provide a solution for the complex issues the world faces regarding our oceans.
About Virun Nutra-Biosciences (www.virun.com)
Founded in 2003, Virun was formed to create nutritious, great tasting and novel formulations for the food, beverage, supplement and pharmaceutical industries.
For background on the plant-based meat revolution see:
The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 15, 2018 --"Fish: The Final Frontier in Fake Meat"
Media Contact at SupplySide West 2018:
Margie Adelman, 916-220-3500,
margie.adelman@beyondbrands.org
SOURCE Algarithm
