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What is Sea Moss?

Sea moss is a generic name given to a collection of different species of seaweed, which we go into deeper looking at information around Irish Moss Seaweed and the confusion there. It is typically known by several different botanical names, which has proven to make the matter a bit confusing. This is particularly the case if you’re wanting to identify the authentic product.

Eucheuma Cottonii, Gracilaria and Chondrus Crispus are some of the more popular species commercially available on the market today. They are all referred to as ‘sea moss’ but they are very different from each other.

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What are the Sea Moss Nutrition Benefits?

This is a short list of the various elements, chemicals, trace minerals, and vitamins typically found in sea moss:

Calcium (Ca)
Folate (‎C19H19N7O6)
Iron (Fe)
Zinc (Zn)
Copper (Cu)
Sodium (Na) Iodine (I)
Boron (B)
Soluble Potash (K2O)
Magnesium (Mg)
Manganese (Mn)
Phosphoric Acid (P2O5)
Potassium (K)
Selenium (Se)
Sulfur (S),
Carbohydrates including:
Alginic Acid (C6H11No6)n
Mannitol (C6H14O6)
Laminarin ‎(C6H10O5)x
Nitrogen (N), and
Vitamins A to E, and K

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What is Laminarin?

Laminarin is a beta-glucan that is found in brown species of seaweeds and algae. It is responsible for the storage of the polysaccharide Glucan. It plays a key role in medicinal and medical research circles as it has been found to possess the following properties:
Antioxidant
Antiviral
Antiinflammatory
Anticoagulant
Antiproliferative
Antitumour
Antiapoptosis, and
Immunostimulatory

Laminarin is created via photosynthesis and is needed as a part of the life cycle of many microorganisms. From a food source perspective in our global ecosystem, think of Laminarin as a carbohydrate.

It is used as a food source in a similar way to how chrysolaminarin is put to use by phytoplankton, in particular diatoms.

This is another great reason for choosing sea moss that is responsibly farmed instead of wildcrafted.

This is by no means a complete list of the full 92 minerals understood to be found in sea moss. We are currently undertaking assessments of a variety of spices of sea moss to identify the minerals found within them.

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