The Potential Role of Iceland in Northern Europe’s Protein Self-Sufficiency : Feasibility Study of Large-Scale Production of Spirulina in a Novel Energy-Food System

• Published in: Foods
• Main Authors: Tzachor, Asaf, Richards, Catherine E., Smidt-Jensen, Asger, Skúlason, Arnar Þór, Ramel, Alfons, Geirsdóttir, Margrét
• Other Authors: Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: algae; dependency; Europe; food security; Iceland; protein; self-sufficiency; Spirulina; Food Science; Microbiology; Health (social science); Health Professions (miscellaneous); Plant Science; Faroe Islands; Norway; Guernsey
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4407; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12010038

Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Europe is dependent on protein-rich crop imports to meet domestic food demand. This has moved the topic of sustainable protein self-sufficiency up the policy agenda. The current study assesses the feasibility of protein self-sufficiency in Iceland, and its...