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Typical nutritional valuesIndependent analytical data



Food Granules

per 1g - approximately 0.04oz or 1/2 a level teaspoon

1g (gram) = 1000mg (milligram) = 1,000,000µg (microgram)

Amino acids

Alanine 1.14 mg, Arginine 0.50 mg,, Aspartic acid 1.88 mg, Cystine and Cysteine* 0.21 mg, Glutamic acid 1.91 mg, Glycine 0.87 mg, Histidine 0.30 mg, Isoleucine 0.64 mg, Leucine 0.07 mg, Lysine 0.79 mg, Methionine 0.22 mg, Phenylalanine 0.89 mg, Proline 0.24 mg, Serine 0.80 mg, Threonine 0.89 mg, Tryptophan 0.19 mg, Tyrosine 0.69 mg, Valine 0.83 mg.
*Cysteine is a non-essential methionine amino acid derivative formed in collaboration with vitamins B6 and B12 whereas cystine, a compound formed when two amino acids form a disulfide bond, is a more stable semi-essential amino acid. Both are important in protein synthesis, detoxification and metabolism and cystine is a substrate for the cystine-glutamate cell transport by which it is readily broken down to cysteine in the cell. Normal human hair and skin contains 10-14% cystine.

What are amino acids?

Antioxidant capacity and principal antioxidant nutrients

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) 1,733.89 µg, Calcium 12,580 µg, Copper 0.961 µg, Magnesium 8,030 µg, Polyphenols 18,409.72 µg, Potassium 25,470 µg, Selenium 0.14 µg, Superoxide dismutase 59.48 µg, Tannins 62,890 µg, Vitamin A (carotenoid precursors) 14.43 µg, Vitamin C 251.10 µg, Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 83.22 µg, Zinc 24.01 µg.

What are antioxidants?

Betaines

Glycine Betaine trace, Gamma Amino Butyric Acid Betaine trace, Delta Amino Valeric Acid Betaine trace, TML (Laminine) trace, L-Carnitine trace, Trigonelline trace.

What are betaines?

Carbohydrates

544.32 mg of which total dietary fibre is 462.74 mg including non-starch polysaccharides Algin, Fucose, Fucoidan, Mannitol, Methylpentosans, Laminarin, Mannuronic acid and Chlorophyll (antioxidant). Soluble fibre is approximately 18% of total dietary fibre, insoluble 82%.

What are carbohydrates?

Enzymes

Protease 346.49 units (pH7.4), Uronic acid 17.92µg/g.

What are enzymes?

Essential fatty acids

Total EPA and DHA Omega-3 1.84 mg, Omega-3 4.57 mg, Omega-6 13.35 mg, Omega 9 19.17 mg, Oleic acid 3.26 mg, Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) (antioxidant) 1.73 mg, Eicosapentenoic acid (EPA) 1.82 mg, Docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0.014 mg, Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 0.014 mg, Monounsaturated fatty acids 16.25 mg, Polyunsaturated fatty acids 13.02 mg, Saturated fatty acids 7.80 mg, Trans fatty acids 0.64 mg.

What are essential fatty acids?

Minerals

Calcium (antioxidant) 12.58 mg, Magnesium (antioxidant) 8.03 mg, Nitrogen 8.94 mg, Phosphorus 4.75 mg, Potassium (antioxidant) 25.47 mg, Sodium 31.60 mg, Sulphur 40.67 mg.

What are minerals?

Polyphenols

18,490.72 µg (antioxidant).

What are polyphenols?

Proteins

57.41 mg.

What are proteins?

Sugars

Fructose 1.33mg, Glucose 1.25mg, Maltose 1.00mg, Sucrose 1.00mg.

What are sugars?

Trace elements

Antimony 0.23 µg, Barium 10.76 µg, Beryllium 0.001 µg, Bismuth 0.001 µg, Boron 117.83µg, Cerium 0.48 µg, Copper (antioxidant) 0.96 µg, Dysprosium 0.03 µg, Erbium 0.02 µg, Europium 8.23 µg, Gadolinium 0.04 µg, Gold 0.07 µg, Holmium 0.006 µg, Iodine 390 µg, Iron 393.73 µg, Lanthanum 0.24 µg, Lithium 0.63 µg, Lutetium 0.002 µg, Manganese (antioxidant as a component of Superoxide dismutase) 94.28 µg, Molybdenum 0.67 µg, Neodymium 0.19 µg, Palladium 14.48 µg, Platinum 0.28 µg, Praeseodymium 0.05 µg, Rubidium 9.17 µg, Samarium 0.04 µg, Scandium 0.06 µg, Selenium (antioxidant) 0.135 µg, Silicon* 250.19 µg, Silver 0.07 µg, Terbium 0.005 µg, Thallium 0.006 µg, Thuliam 0.10 µg, Titanium 5.52 µg, Vanadium 2.02 µg, Ytterbium 0.007 µg, Yttrium 188.98 µg, Zinc (antioxidant) 24.01 µg.
*Silicon and silica are different chemical species, the key difference being that silicon is an element whereas silica is a compound. Higher levels in seaweed may indicate the coincidental collection of sand during harvesting and is indicative of low grade seaweed unlikely to have been produced to standards for human consumption.

What are trace elements?

Vitamins

A (precursor carotenoids, including betaine carotene, fucoxanthin and violaxanthin) (antioxidant) 14.43 µg, B1 (thiamin) 0.55 µg, B2 (riboflavin) 0.20 µg, B3 (niacin or vitamin PP) 81.29 µg, B5 (pantothenic acid and calcium pantothenate) 2.38 µg, B6 (pyridoxine) 0.6 µg, B9 (folate) 1.32 µg, B12 (cobalamin) 0.002 µg, C (antioxidant) 111.29 µg, E (alpha-tocopherol) (antioxidant) with all the isomers of wheat germ 98.69 µg, H (biotin or vitamin B8) 86.12 µg, K (phytomenadione, K1 phylloquinone, K2 menaquinone 4 and menaquinone 7) 0.374 µg.

What are vitamins?

Food Granules - Nutritional profile per 100g
Iodine levels in Seagreens products
Iodine variance in commercially available seaweeds

Over the past decade we have built up a unique body of data on the composition of our native wild seaweeds for which there is no academic or commercial parallel.

Typical nutritional values are averages over the past decade. Several times each year, each batch we harvest is comprehensively analysed by the same methods at independent, government accredited laboratories in the UK, USA and EU.

Nothing is added to or extracted from our seaweeds, which are certified to Nutritious Food Seaweed standard by the BDA (UK Biodynamic Association). They are also BRC (British Retail Consortium), Organic, Kosher for Passover, compliant for Halal, Vegan, and non-allergenic for any special dietary requirements, free from any harmful contaminants.

The Seagreens® project has significantly improved nutrient values through its pioneering production with 5 harvesting locations in the British Isles and Nordic region over the past quarter century. That is why leading food and nutrition brands use Seagreens® ingredients in their own products.

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