FOOD NAVIGATOR: Algae... the next big thing in plant-based seafood? Triton Algae Innovations gears up for commercial launch

Meat substitute burger with Triton algae meat, lettuce, and tomato on a pretzel bun.

“Founded in 2013 as a spin off from UC San Diego, Triton Algae Innovations utilizes Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a single-celled freshwater green algae species that can grow heterotrophically in fermentation tanks, with the ability to express multiple proteins found in plants and mammalian cells…”