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eople have been eating

certain seaweeds

since the dawn of

time - there's a lot of

the stuff been found

in fossils proving how long it's been

gracing the world's seas. It's a regular

element in some cuisines especially in

Asia. In Japan sheets of dried seaweed

are used to wrap sushi and you may be

familiar with crispy fried seaweed from y

Seaweed - why wouldn't you?

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information for Kelp

Kelp is very low in cholesterol, calories

and has zero carb value. It's a good

source of dietary fibre, Vitamin C, Vitamin

B5, Vitamin K, Zinc, Copper, Riboflavin,

Folate, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium and

Manganese. Kelp is the only source

of natural vegetable Vitamin D and it

contains at least 70 vitamins, enzymes,

minerals, trace elements and proteins.

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