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
FULL TECHNICAL PORTFOLIO
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