Contact
Ólafur H. Friðjónsson
Research Group Leader
olafur@matis.is
Matís is currently working on a project funded by the Rannís Technology Development Fund. The project is called Súrþang and refers to the possibilities that exist in the treatment of seaweed with lactic acid bacteria and other fermentation microorganisms.
The aim of the project is to develop and standardize the action method of seaweed based on the treatment of lactic acid bacteria and other fermentation microorganisms. The lactic acid bacteria break down polysaccharides in the seaweed, making it more digestible and usable as a feed supplement rich in oligosaccharides and polyphenols with a variety of bioactivity and prebiotic properties.
Different seaweed has now been acidified with different bacteria under different conditions. The seaweed has also been analyzed for chemical and microbial content. All this has been done so far on a small scale and the results have been interesting. Next on the agenda is to look at more types of seaweed and perform experiments on a larger scale.
Finally, it should be noted that products from this project will be taken on in another project within EIT Food.
