The novel ingredient dilemma
Against a backdrop of a growing world population and a large projected increase in aquaculture production, the aquafeed domain needs to embrace novel ingredients. At Skretting, we have successfully used a handful of them, such as algal oils, insects, and single cell proteins, in our commercial feed. But for every success story, the truth is that there are many other ingredients that have been tried, tested, and then ruled out for reasons ranging from regulatory issues to poor economics. In fact, we have evaluated over 200 ingredient combinations to date, and many have not survived to have their tale told. Until now.
