What is Ciona?

Ciona exists naturally along the Norwegian and Swedish coasts. It is a filter-feeding animal that catches its own food and therefore does not need to be fed. We also do not need to add anything else for Ciona to thrive and grow in our cultivation facilities. After about three months in the sea, they are ready for harvest.

To grow, Ciona depends on filtering nutrients from the sea. In nutrient-rich areas, Ciona cultivation can help promote biodiversity and create healthier marine ecosystems. A big advantage is also that we don't have to use land to grow Ciona. There is hardly any arable land left; therefore, we will have to get much more of our food from the sea in the future.

In sum, this means that Ciona has an extremely low climate footprint* for a raw material that is used directly in food production.

*An extremely low climate footprint of only 0.22 kg CO2-eq/kg for Purply (Norsus, 2024). 

See the list of more raw materials and foods at Framtiden.no.