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Would you eat ketchup that was made from algae but fulfilled your protein intake? Scientists have just created one

Would you eat ketchup that was made f om algae but fulfilled you  p otei  i take? Scie tists have just c eated o e a d they wa t to see how much algae flavou  people will tole ate

Just
like
eve ythi g
else
i
the
wo ld,
eve
food
is
comi g
to
have
its
ow
t e ds.
F om
a
Medite a ea
diet
to
a
p otei – ich
diet,
people
a e
t yi g
eve ythi g
o
the
i te et
to
be
able
to
achieve
thei
“ideal”
body.
Rece tly,
scie tists
used
a
“ge e
gu ”
to
shoot
pig
DNA
i to
p oduce
to
c eate
a
p otei -packed
lettuce.
Now,
a othe
esea ch
team
is
usi g
algae
p otei s
to
c eate
p otei -e iched
ketchup.Acco di g
to
a
ew
study
published
i
ACS
Food
Scie ce
&
Tech ology,
esea che s
i
Russia
a d
New
Zeala d
expe ime ted
with
addi g
p otei
ext acted
f om
Chlo ella
vulga is,
a
p otei – ich
mic oalgae,
to
homemade
tomato
ketchup.
Regula
ketchup
co tai s
1.6
pe
ce t
p otei
by
weight.
Resea che s
ma aged
to
i c ease
that
umbe
to
6.3
pe
ce t
by
addi g
algae
p otei .
Mo eove ,
the
fo tified
ketchup
also
co tai ed
ami o
acids,
mi e als
a d
a tioxida ts.
It’s
a
ketchup
so
healthy
that
you
might
ot
wa t
it
o
the
side
of
you
plate
but
at
the
ce t e
of
it.Study
autho
Pe ais
Adadi
explai ed
that
i stead
of
t aditio al
p otei
sou ces
such
as
whey,
peas
o
soy,
the
scie tists
used
the
mic oalgae
Chlo ella
vulga is.

This
species
is
cultivated
apidly
th oughout
the
yea
a d
equi es
elatively
little
la d
a d
f esh
wate .
Acco di g
to
Adadi,
this
makes
it
a
mo e
esou ce-efficie t
sou ce
of
p otei
tha
ma y
la d-based
c ops.

What
about
the
huma
taste?

What about the huma  taste?<b ><b >” msid=”133291892″ width=”” title=”A taste pa el of 15 people fou d that ketchup co tai i g 1 to 3 pe  ce t algae still looked a d tasted like t aditio al ketchup.” placeholde s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/83033472.cms” imgsize=””  esizemode=”4″ offsetve tical=”0″ placeholde msid=”47529300″ type=”thumb” s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/83033472.cms” class=”” data-s c=”https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-133291892/what-about-the-huma -tasteb b .jpg” data-api-p e e de =”t ue”/></p>
<p>
A<br />
taste<br />
pa el<br />
of<br />
15<br />
people<br />
fou d<br />
that<br />
ketchup<br />
co tai i g<br />
1<br />
to<br />
3<br />
pe<br />
ce t<br />
algae<br />
still<br />
looked<br />
a d<br />
tasted<br />
like<br />
t aditio al<br />
ketchup.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p>The<br />
 esea che s<br />
did<br />
fi d<br />
a<br />
limit<br />
to<br />
how<br />
much<br />
algae<br />
huma s<br />
a e<br />
willi g<br />
to<br />
put<br />
up<br />
with<br />
i<br />
thei<br />
ketchup.<br />
Whe<br />
maki g<br />
ketchup,<br />
the<br />
challe ge<br />
was<br />
to<br />
suppleme t<br />
it<br />
with<br />
p otei<br />
without<br />
cha gi g<br />
the<br />
cha acte istic<br />
taste.<br />
Scie tists<br />
isolated<br />
the<br />
p otei<br />
f om<br />
C.<br />
vulga is<br />
a d<br />
p epa ed<br />
a<br />
sauce<br />
with<br />
a<br />
additive<br />
co te t<br />
of<br />
1%<br />
to<br />
13%.<br />
The<br />
samples<br />
we e<br />
bottled,<br />
pasteu ised,<br />
a d<br />
give<br />
fo<br />
tasti g.A<br />
taste<br />
pa el<br />
of<br />
15<br />
people<br />
fou d<br />
that<br />
ketchup<br />
co tai i g<br />
1<br />
to<br />
3<br />
pe<br />
ce t<br />
algae<br />
still<br />
looked<br />
a d<br />
tasted<br />
like<br />
t aditio al<br />
ketchup.<br />
O ce<br />
thi gs<br />
tipped<br />
ove<br />
i to<br />
the<br />
five<br />
pe<br />
ce t<br />
 a ge,<br />
that’s<br />
whe<br />
the<br />
u mistakable<br />
flavou<br />
of<br />
algae<br />
sta ted<br />
to<br />
pop<br />
up.At<br />
13<br />
pe<br />
ce t,<br />
the<br />
ketchup<br />
was<br />
da ke ,<br />
thicke ,<br />
a d<br />
the<br />
algae- ess<br />
of<br />
it<br />
was<br />
domi ati g<br />
the<br />
flavou<br />
p ofile,<br />
causi g<br />
its<br />
popula ity<br />
to<br />
plummet.<br />
Tu  s<br />
out,<br />
people<br />
a e<br />
willi g<br />
to<br />
tole ate<br />
a<br />
p ecise<br />
amou t<br />
of<br />
po d<br />
scum<br />
i<br />
thei<br />
ketchup<br />
as<br />
lo g<br />
as<br />
it<br />
mea s<br />
a<br />
little<br />
p otei<br />
boost.Resea che s<br />
say<br />
that<br />
mic oalgae<br />
could<br />
be<br />
a<br />
sustai able<br />
p otei<br />
sou ce<br />
a d<br />
ca<br />
be<br />
g ow<br />
yea – ou d<br />
usi g<br />
just<br />
a<br />
little<br />
la d<br />
a d<br />
f eshwate .<br />
This<br />
would<br />
make<br />
it<br />
pe fect<br />
fo<br />
addi g<br />
a<br />
sustai able,<br />
affo dable<br />
bit<br />
of<br />
p otei<br />
to<br />
 ea ly<br />
a y<br />
food<br />
o<br />
g oce y<br />
sto e<br />
shelves.The<br />
autho s<br />
believe<br />
that<br />
mode ate<br />
amou ts<br />
of<br />
algal<br />
p otei<br />
could<br />
att act<br />
co sume s<br />
a d<br />
i c ease<br />
the<br />
 ut itio al<br />
value<br />
of<br />
the<br />
p oduct.<br />
Fu the<br />
 esea ch<br />
i cludes<br />
la ge -scale<br />
tasti gs,<br />
shelf-life<br />
tests,<br />
a d<br />
i dust ial-scale<br />
p oduct<br />
developme t.</p></div>
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