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VAXA Technologies, a biotech firm that is redefining the production of sustainable nutrition, launched a new product for their consumer-facing brand, Örlö Nutrition, that harnesses the full potential of algae through AI optimized growing conditions at its high-tech, Icelandic aquaculture planthouse. Örlö's latest launch is DHA.
Available on Örlönutrition.com, $68 for a two-month supply or $49 for a one-month supply: This algae omega-3 supplement supports your brain, heart, joints and immune system. Örlö’s unique polar omega-3 structure provides three times the absorption of other algae or fish oils and is grown using 100% renewable resources with zero hexanes, zero pesticides, and zero environmental toxins. It is Vegan, Non-GMO, Carbon Negative, and packed in a post-consumer recycled cardboard box or padded envelope, printed with carbon-negative algae-based ink. An image can be found here.
The DHA Starter Kit includes:
a custom refillable Miron violet glass bottle protects against visible light, maintains an air-tight seal, and preserves freshness longer than any other glass.
two DHA refills pouches, made from post-consumer recycled plastics.
a detailed product brochure.
The primary difference between Örlö's DHA product and the Ömega-3 is the focus on DHA for brain, eye, and skin health. Örlö's DHA provides a whopping 335 mg of DHA with 15 mg of EPA, while the Ömega-3 is more balanced with 170 mg of DHA and 90 mg of EPA for a healthy heart, joints, and immune system. Both products boast omegas from algae in their highly bioavailable polar lipid form -- delivering up to 3x the efficacy of fish or other algae oils so you can get more benefit in a smaller soft gel.
“We created this product because there was demand for it from our community,” said Corinna Bellizzi, Head of Sales and Marketing for Örlö Nutrition. “Because DHA is so critical for brain, eye and skin health throughout our lives, and since our other DHA-only product is marketed for Prenatal health, we received several questions from men and women of all ages about whether they could take our Prenatal DHA. It was clear that we needed to create a product for a broader audience. Offering DHA as a standalone product allows us to educate the marketplace about the short and long-term benefits of consuming a product that's high in DHA every single day - well beyond early childhood development, pregnancy and lactation.”
This product is also safe and encouraged for use in children. One soft gel gives them over 170 mg of DHA + EPA exclusively from algae, providing appropriate nutritional support for their growing bodies, and from a planet-friendly source.
"The soft gels are so small and easy to swallow that my two boys, aged 4 and 7, already take one DHA soft gel every day,” said Bellizzi. “This provides the building blocks they need for a healthy brain and eyes without the sugar of omega gummies, and without the fishy burps of fish oil, so they will keep taking it each day and stay focused in school. While you may be able to train your 4 year old to swallow a soft gel like I did, this product is perfect for ages 6 to 106."
To create this product and the rest of Örlö Nutrition’s product line, VAXA developed a new scientific approach for sustainable and eco-friendly production of microalgae through its patented technology - every bottle of supplements saves 110 Pelagic fish and 1.1 KG of Co2 eq (equivalent to driving around 3.2 miles). By going straight to the source (fish do not produce omega-3 but rather bio-accumulate it through algae), Örlö protects oceans and fish ecosystems, keeping them completely undisturbed.
VAXA's technological platform revolutionizes the way we obtain our nutrition, powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that makes standard methods obsolete for today's consumer demands of pro-planet health: uncompromising wellness standards that benefit the earth as well.
VAXA's completely self-sustaining and closed loop vertical algae farm has perfected growing conditions to deliver five times the nutrient content versus traditional means of growing algae. Given these growing conditions, there are no external factors impeding purity and consistency of the product such as environmental pollutants like mercury or PCBs, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or flame retardants, a competitive advantage when compared with fish, krill or algae grown in open ponds.
With zero compromise on supplement efficiency and a positive planet impact, Örlö represents the world's most sustainable omega-3 supplement. To ensure ultimate sustainability, Örlö's algae is grown via the world's first carbon-negative indoor, year-round production process in Iceland using 99% less land and water resources compared to other algae growth methods and yielding algae made from 100% renewable resources, including waste-stream CO2 and glacial melt water. Örlö's sustainability measures extend all the way through to the packaging which features a reusable, recyclable glass bottle for consumers to refill every 30 days. There is no secondary packaging and shipping materials are post-consumer recycled content that use algae ink in place of soy or petroleum-based inks.
For more information, check out Örlö’s podcast, Nutrition Without Compromise, hosted by Corinna Bellizzi.
Örlö is powered by VAXATechnologies and is committed to providing nutrition solutions that don’t compromise the health of ecosystems, our planet, or our morals. Örlö’s team believes that a balanced food system is powered by a commitment to sustainability and the regeneration of delicate ecosystems Without that commitment, sustainability means nothing.