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When you think of healthy snacks, seaweed may not be the first thing that pops into your mind. However, seaweed, which refers to a variety of algae grown in bodies of water, is highly nutritious, ...

This article examines how seaweeds serve as sustainable superfoods that promote brain, gut, and cardiovascular health while ...

Heavy metals are the main hazard for consumers when eating seaweed harvested in Nordic countries, according to a report. The report covers the safety of seaweed used as food, with a focus on chemical ...

Edible seaweeds and algae — or sea vegetables — are a group of aquatic plants that are found in the ocean. Kelp, dulse, wakame and sea grapes are all types of seaweeds that are used in seaweed-based ...

KANSAS CITY — Food companies working to reach sustainability goals, including reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, may consider a role for seaweed-based ingredients. Besides environmental benefits, ...

Few foods are as lauded by nutritionists as seaweed. A food and medicine source that the U.S. National Ocean Service notes was used for millennia by ancient Roman and Egyptian civilizations, seaweed ...

New research published in Nature Sustainability shows that expanding global seaweed farming could offer a sustainable alternative to land-based agricultural expansion and go a long way toward ...

It can be used to wrap sushi rolls or serve as a pestilent, sometimes smelly, nuisance for beachgoers. But is that really all seaweed is good for?

To help solve hunger and malnutrition while also slowing climate change, some farmers could shift from land to sea, suggests a recent study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at ...