{"id":578173,"date":"2022-03-29T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenqueen.com.hk\/?p=60228"},"modified":"2022-08-14T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T17:00:00","slug":"can-microalgae-oil-replace-unsustainable-palm-oil-these-researchers-say-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/03\/29\/can-microalgae-oil-replace-unsustainable-palm-oil-these-researchers-say-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Microalgae Oil Replace Unsustainable Palm Oil?"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a bid to replace palm oil, scientists at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore are looking underwater. A research team claims that oil extracted from specific strains of microalgae coil offer a viable alternative to the environmentally-harmful conventional choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The oil is claimed to offer personal health and sustainability benefits, according to findings published in the Journal of Applied Phycology<\/em> earlier this year. In the publication, extracted microalgae oil is shown to lower cholesterol levels and contain fewer saturated fatty acids than palm oil, which are linked to heart disease and stroke risk. Environmentally speaking, the microalgae is regenerative, and abundant and harvesting is far less impactful than the deforestation linked to the palm oil industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n