Seaweed oil

{{Short description|Type of oil used for food}} [[File:Vegan omega-3 supplements.jpg|thumb|Omega-3 supplement capsules that are 96.3% algae oil.]] '''Seaweed oil''', also called '''algae oil''' or '''algal oil''', is used for making food, with the purified product almost colorless and odorless.<ref name="harvard">{{cite web |title=Seaweed |url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/seaweed/ |publisher=Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health |access-date=29 September 2023 |date=1 August 2023}}</ref> It is also under development as a possible alternative fuel and manufacturing agent.<ref name="farg">{{cite journal |vauthors=Farghali M, Mohamed MA, Osman AI, Rooney DW |title=Seaweed for climate mitigation, wastewater treatment, bioenergy, bioplastic, biochar, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review |journal=Environmental Chemistry Letters |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=97–152 |date=2023 |pmid=36245550 |pmc=9547092 |doi=10.1007/s10311-022-01520-y|bibcode=2023EnvCL..21...97F }}</ref>

Seaweed oil is also used as a source of [[fatty acid]] [[dietary supplement]], as it contains [[monounsaturated fat|mono-]] and [[polyunsaturated fat]]s, in particular [[eicosapentaenoic acid|EPA]] and [[docosahexaenoic acid|DHA]], both of them [[omega-3 fatty acids]].<ref>{{cite journal|author=Scott D. Doughman |author2=Srirama Krupanidhi |author3=Carani B. Sanjeevi |title=Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Nutrition and Medicine: Considering Microalgae Oil as a Vegetarian Source of EPA and DHA|journal=Current Diabetes Reviews|volume=3|issue=3|year=2007|pages=198–203|pmid=18220672|doi=10.2174/157339907781368968}}</ref> The supplement's DHA content is roughly equivalent to that of [[salmon]]-based fish oil supplement.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Arterburn|first1=LM|title=Algal-Oil Capsules and Cooked Salmon: Nutritionally Equivalent Sources of Docosahexaenoic Acid|date=July 2008|volume=108|issue=7|pages=1204–1209|url=http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S0002-8223(08)00512-9/abstract|access-date=20 January 2017|doi=10.1016/j.jada.2008.04.020|pmid=18589030|journal=Journal of the American Dietetic Association|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|pmc=3705349|year=2013|last1=Lenihan-Geels|first1=G|title=Alternative Sources of Omega-3 Fats: Can We Find a Sustainable Substitute for Fish?|journal=Nutrients|volume=5|issue=4|pages=1301–1315|last2=Bishop|first2=K. S.|last3=Ferguson|first3=L. R.|doi=10.3390/nu5041301|pmid=23598439|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Seaweed oil is also used for [[Algae fuel|biofuel]], [[pharmaceutical]] manufacturing, [[massage oil]], [[Soap|soaps]], and [[Lotion|lotions]].<ref name=farg/>

==See also== * [[List of omega-3 fatty acids]] * [[Edible seaweed]]

==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cooking oils]] [[Category:Dietary supplements]] [[Category:Algal food ingredients]] [[Category:Vegetable oils]]