Organic Kelp Powder

Kelp powder, a seasoning for food use.

Food use kelp seasoning

Powdered kelp seaweed is a delicious seasoning providing a mildly salty taste.  Kelp is a brown variety seaweed high in minerals from the ocean including natural iodine.  Kelp is a broad term that is used to describe several species. The Latin: Laminaria Digitata type is highest in natural iodine and calcium.  This kelp is harvested up in the high north in the pristine waters along the coast of Iceland.  The light green color is natural due to the low temperature drying process, most kelp is a darker color.  This Icelandic kelp is wild grown, sustainably harvested and processed according to Organic standards. Order Kelp Powder  

Seaweed consumption

The U.S. population consumes an average of about 240 micrograms(1/4 of 1 milligram) of iodine per person daily. For many years the Japanese people have eaten seaweed with more than 12 milligrams of iodine daily. They now typically consume 3 times more seaweed (about 1/2 ounce - 14 grams) with an iodine intake of about 45 milligrams per day. They eat brown algae kelp, red algae nori in sushi, and green algae chlorella.

Seaweed containing 4 mg of Iodine per gram of kelp (0.4% iodine) would contain 56 mg iodine per 14 grams( one half ounce) of kelp.

The most common brown algae kelp varieties for food use are:

Kelp - Laminaria Digitata   .  Order Laminaria Digitata Kelp Powder

Bladderwrack - Fucus Vesiculosis

Kombu - Laminaria longicruris

Rockweed - Ascophyllum nodosum - Norwegian Kelp

Typical Compositions of Common Seaweeds