What is seaweed? Seaweed refers to a diverse group of marine plants and algae, essential for marine ecosystems and used in various applications. 13 What is laver? Laver is a type of edible seaweed, scientifically called Porphyra, known for its culinary uses, particularly in Asian cuisine and ...
Kumquat, from the Chinese for "golden orange", is a citrus fruit that abounds in essential oils with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It is the only citrus fruit to be completely edible and is considered a super fruit given the high concentration of vitamins, fibre and mineral sa...
The short answer – a shellfish – to narrow it down even further, it is a mollusc or mollusk. It is an edible invertebrate mainly found in cold water coastal rocky shelves and reefs. The abalone attaches itself to a rock by a foot and then builds it’s shell around it. Abalone shell...
Seaweed is a sustainable packaging solution made from agar – a gelatinous substance found in many seaweeds and algae. The agar is extracted and dehydrated to produce a material appropriate for packaging. Being made from a plentiful, sustainable raw material, seaweed packaging could become one of...
Nori (seaweed) Nori is the Japanese name for edible seaweed species of the red algae (though it looks green) genus Pyropia, including P. tenera and P. yezoensis. Nori is gotten from the sea, washed with water and then passed through a shredding machine to make it smaller. These small pi...
Konbu (from Japanese: 昆布, romanized: konbu) isedible kelp mostly from the family Laminariaceaeand is widely eaten in East Asia. It may also be referred to as dasima (Korean: 다시마) or haidai (simplified Chinese: 海带; traditional Chinese: 海帶; pinyin: Hǎidài). ...
Vegetarian caviar isn't really caviar at all — it's made from seaweed, then flavored and colored to look and taste like caviar. Some vegetarian caviar, such as Canadian-manufactured Kelp Caviar, is free of cholesterol and calories. Plus, vegetarian caviar is far less expensive than the real...
Carrageenan is an extract from edible seaweed that gels in water to increase viscosity in various food products. It’s also a shelf stabilizer and binder. There are some legitimate concerns about degraded carrageenan, or “poligeenan”, as it appeared to cause intestinal tumors in a number of...
An edible marine plant Seaweed is commonly used in making sushi rolls. Kale Money. Seaweed A natural thickener in foods Seaweed extract is used as a stabilizer in ice cream. Kale A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the...
Our Singaporean consumers appeared to have similar views, as they expected microalgae to be less tasty compared to seaweed, chicken, tofu, beef burgers, and plant-based burgers. Unfortunately, low perceived tastiness is the main driver of the public’s reluctance to replace meat with any kind ...