Maine Coast Kelp Granules Organic Shaker-1.5 oz

Premium kelp granules blend in a convenient 1.5 oz shaker. A proprietary blend of two brown sea vegetables from the North Atlantic: Alaria esculenta and Ascophyllum nodosum. Kelp granules are a convenient way to enjoy the flavor and nutrition of sea vegetables. They're salty tasting but low in sodium (115mg per 3g serving), thanks to their rich complement of potassium, magnesium, and other mineral salts. Sprinkle liberally on soups, salads, tofu, pasta, stir-fries, dressings, dips, sauces, breads, and tabouli. Enjoy the nutritional boost of sea vegetables, while skipping the table salt!

• Certified Organic
• Dried at low temperatures to preserve enzymes, nutrients, and the environment
• Kelp naturally contains glutamic acid, an amino acid that tenderizes and adds umami flavor.
• Available as a sample portion if you are new to sea vegetables!

Dried seaweed is a nutritional powerhouse. Sea vegetables are known to contain most, if not all, of the 24 minerals and trace elements required for your body's physiological functions, some in quantities greatly exceeding those of land plants. They contain significant levels of vitamins, including the B vitamins, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C. Their protein content ranges from 10% to almost 40%, and they contain all or most of the essential amino acids required by humans. They’re low in fat and high in fiber; two qualities that make them healthy for the heart. And then, of course, there’s iodine. Sea vegetables are one of the highest natural sources of dietary iodine, even when eaten in small quantities.

Below are two tables showing levels of selected nutrients found in our eight species of whole leaf sea vegetable, seaweed blends, and in Kelp Krunch. Milled sea vegetables have the same nutritional composition as the whole leaf from which they were milled. For example, dulse flakes have the same nutritional composition as whole leaf dulse. The levels in these tables are provided as “amounts per 100g” because this is how the information is normally presented for food industry specifications. It also makes it easier to compare levels between species and products. You can use this table to calculate how much of any specific nutrient you're getting in a specific serving size. All you need is a calculator and a simple formula: divide the level of the nutrient found in the nutrients per 100g table by 100 to get the level per gram, and then multiply by the number of grams in your serving. Just remember, it's impossible to know the exact level of any nutrient in sea vegetables because nutrients vary between season, age, location, and other factors. Also, 100 grams is not a serving size! Serving sizes of sea vegetables are much smaller than that. If you scroll down the page past the tables you will find more information on serving size, as well as on specific nutrients.

The levels provided in these tables represent average compositions determined through various published research articles and our own testing. For some species there’s no published data for certain nutrients and we have not yet tested for those nutrients. When that’s the case, it’s indicated by “ND” (No Data). Also, it’s important to keep in mind that sea vegetables are wild marine plants, and their nutritional composition is known to vary due to naturally occurring fluctuations in the plants. These fluctuations may be due to location, season, tidal flows, ocean temperatures, weather patterns, and other factors. The values presented here are not absolutes, and we believe the whole plants provide more than the sum of their parts. (You may double click on the table in order to view larger.)