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A startup called Marine Biologics is breaking down seaweed into its base components

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Marine Biologics is breaking down seaweed into its base components so they can be used for a range of consumer applications.

The company's goal is to eventually collect millions of pounds of seaweed, liquefy and preserve it, then analyze that congealed goo.

The first place that goo will be going is into food, as emulsifiers used in many types of food production.

Marine Biologics uses the language of the oil and gas industry to refer to its seaweed liquified blends as SuperCrudes .

Each SuperCrude refers to the seaweed extracted from a specific area and will include data about the mineral and protein compounds found in the blend.

The company is still in the data processing stage, but wants to eventually be able to move “metric tons ” of seaweed.

The seaweed crudes have just been used in foodstuffs.