Environmental ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

Health Benefits

Contains a multitude of vitamins and minerals including:

Vitamin A, D, E, C, and B along with calcium, potassium, magnesium, and iron.

Is rich in fiber and high in protein.

Early studies have found seaweed helps with high blood sugar.

Seaweed contains iodine which aids in thyroid health.

Four compounds in seaweed — fucoidan, fucoxanthin, astaxanthin and phlorotannin — provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.

Seaweed farming has recently risen in popularity in the US. They grow many of the variations that we eat, but the farms also provide great environmental benefits to not only the water but land as well.

The plants suck up carbon dioxide then use that to grow, they also remove nitrogen from the water.

Brown seaweeds absorb the most nitrogen and are commonly turned into meal to be used as fertilizer. This fertilizer provides plants on a land with a boat load of nutrients and minerals which causes plants to grow faster. Seaweed fertilizer has also been found to help retain water in the soil.

The components of seaweeds are not the only things that help the planet. The way seaweed grows without the need for soil or fresh water is a major benefit. When comparing that to fruits and vegetables, which take constant maintenance and a regular stream of water, seaweed is a walk in the park — or rather a swim in the ocean.

Seaweed also releases oxygen, which greatly helps the plants and life around it. This actively combats the negative effects of ocean acidification created by oysters and clams because they are a calcium carbonatedependent species.

Researchers from Harvard have made a big discovery in 2019. They found that seaweed is the leading and most effective way of absorbing carbon emissions from the atmosphere.

Seaweed really does it all, and does it well.

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