CHLOROPHYTA - GREEN ALGAE

Ulva lactuca

COMMON NAME: GREEN SEAWEED / SEA LETTUCE

A FAST-GROWING GREEN ALGAE FOUND ON ROCKY SHORES AND IN SHELTERED ESTUARIES WORLDWIDE, VALUED FOR ITS THIN, TENDER FRONDS AND MILD FLAVOUR. WE'RE ACTIVELY DEVELOPING OUR GREEN SEAWEED SUPPLY LINE — THE FIGURES BELOW ARE DRAWN FROM PUBLISHED RESEARCH ON THE SPECIES WHILE OUR OWN CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS IS IN PROGRESS.


A snapshot from our lab data.

Protein

≈13.6% dry weight

Dietary Fibre

≈28.4% dry weight

FIGURES FROM INDEPENDENT LAB ANALYSIS, A SINGLE SEASONAL HARVEST. COMPOSITION VARIES NATURALLY BY SEASON, HARVEST LOCATION, AND GROWING CONDITIONS — INDICATIVE ONLY. CURRENT CERTIFICATES OF ANALYSIS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

Calcium

≈1,828 mg/100g

Carbohydrate

≈58.1% dry weight


COMPOSITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS


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