Duckweed is far more than just a pond-dwelling plant. It’s a nutrient-dense, easy-to-produce alternative protein.

Duckweed thrives on high concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorous, which are common pollutants in industrial wastewater. “Wastewater becomes a free form of duckweed fertilizer,” Morikawa says.

The idea of eating aquatic plants might sound unappetizing at first. However, in certain regions of South East Asia, farm animals and humans have been eating a small plant called duckweed for ...

Researchers from the Plants for Space program sent a sample of duckweed into space recently as part of an investigation into its potential for use as food, material or medicine.

A sample of duckweed has been sent to space to test the impacts of gravity on the plant. Researchers think it has potential as a source of food and material for astronauts. Australian researchers ...

The duckweed protein market valuation is predicted to be worth USD 150 million by 2032, as reported in a research study by Global Market Insights Inc.

Europe is expected to account for a market share of 1.8% of the global duckweed market. North America is accounting for a market share of 15.1% of the global duckweed marketNEWARK, Del, March 14 ...

Outdoing both spirulina and kale, duckweed was a hit at the last SIAL food fair in Paris. In fact, it’s been spotted and identified as a new “superfood” that could not only be a contender as ...

A farm in California is trying to grow a plant-based protein that tastes better than its animal counterparts.