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This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. This large and sturdy brown seaweed is one of the most common of the 'kelps'. Extensive 'forests' of this species, usually partly exposed at low tide, are found around the coast of Scotland. These kelp forests provide a highly diverse habitat for many crustaceans, molluscs, fish, seals and other seaweeds. Laminaria digitata is a traditional coastal food, a very rich source of natural vitamins and minerals, including essential trace minerals. Oarweed contains 33-50% total fibres, higher than levels in most higher plants. Nutritional analysis: Protein: 8-14 % Fat: 1 % Carbohydrates: 48 % Vitamin C: 12-18 ppm Vitamin B1: 5 ppm Vitamin B2: 22 ppm Vitamin B3: 34 ppm Vitamin B12: 0.6-0.12 ppm Laminaran: 0-18 % Mannitol: 4-16 % Calcium: 12400-13200 ppm Iodine: 2479 ppm Iron: 50-70 ppm Magnesium: 6400-7860 ppm Manganese: 1-16 ppm Sodium: 2-5.2 % Mineral-rich Oarweed is a popular salt substitute. Because the plant's nutrients come in a natural form, they are easily assimilated by the body. It can be used to enhance the flavor of soups, broths, and chowders. Can be added to marinades and sauces or to everyday recipes for extra goodness. A favorite addition to soothing cosmetic baths, it tones, hydrates and clears the skin. Laminaria digitata is recorded by Martin Martin (18th Century) as being used to induce appetite in a young man who would not eat. The leaf-blade was boiled and the resulting water drunk with a little butter. This species is used as a vegetable and can be eaten along with dulse or boiled and served with butter, pepper and vinegar. In some areas it was a favourite of children who roasted the stipes and spread the resultant paste on bannocks. Laminaria digitata is also a traditional animal feed and fertilizer. It is common on all coasts of Britain and Ireland except for the east and south-east coast of England, otherwise distributed from Iceland and N Russia south to Brittany. In the western Atlantic from the NE coast of Greenland south to Cape Cod and, although less common, to Long Island. English: Oarweed, Tangleweed, Sea Girdle, Sea Tangle, Kombu. Gaeilge: Coirleach, Leathach Fada, Leathrach, Feamannach Dubh, Leath, Learach. In the late 1600s, a new use for seaweed was discovered which was to provide a major industry for the Western Isles and Orkney archipelago. Extraction of soda and potash from Fucus spp., Ascophyllum spp. and Laminaria spp. provided a ready supply of these chemicals for the British isles. Soda and potash were important chemicals in the soap and glass industry and were widely used for linen bleaching. This allowed independence from the other main centre of production in Spain, where the chemicals (called barilla by the Spanish) were extracted from another coastal plant, the glasswort (Salicornia spp). This was to be of particular significance during the Na
Manufacturer: Frontier Natural Brands Foods SKU: 22131 Category: Foods-Sea Vegetables
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