The Five Seaweed Benefits of Rainbow Flakes

Sea Lettuce

Sea lettuce is a vibrant, green, short, leafy plant. This sea vegetable has a distinctive flavour and aroma. Very high in iron, protein, iodine, manganese, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamins A, B, C and nickel. High in dietary fibre

Tasmanian Wakame

Tasmanian Wakame is an Australian edible Seaweed Nutritional Powerhouse packed with Omega-3 Fatty Acids. It has a slightly sweet and silky texture and commonly used in seaweed salads or miso soups. Each serving of wakame also contains vitamins A, C, E and K, and iron, copper and phosphorus.

Atlantic Nori

One of the most recognisable seaweed types, Nori, is dried and pressed into nori sheets and used most often in sushi rolls and onigiri. It is typically eaten dry and used in many East Asian cuisines, namely Korean and Japanese. Nori can contain up to 10 times more calcium than Milk. Its also loaded with other nutrients including copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc and then some! Nori is packed full of vitamins too. It offers vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K, and niacin, folic acid and taurine.

Dulse

The colour is a beautiful deep pink rose that dries to a deep wine red. This red seaweed is packed with essential nutrients for everyday life, and all sea vegetables are a good source of iodine. Dulse is rich in protein and boasts the highest iron of any food source, which may make it a nutritional snack for women or those who are anemic. Dulse also contains all essential amino acids. Dulse seaweed is an excellent source of Vitamin A,B1, B2 C, D and E, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium and Manganese.

Winged Kelp

Winged Kelp aka Dabberlocks are desirable algae that attach itself to a rock to keep itself from being taken away by the oceans current and so that it can grow lavishly. This seaweed is famed for its antioxidant properties. It contains plenty of Nutrients and Minerals