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Typical nutritional valuesIndependent analytical data



The Mineral Salt

per 2 grams - approximately 0.07oz or a level teaspoon

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

Amino acids

Alanine 0.34 mg, Arginine 0.31 mg, Aspartic acid 0.41 mg, Cystine and Cysteine* 0.29 mg, Glutamic acid 0.52 mg,, Glycine 0.33 mg, Histidine 0.27 mg, Isoleucine 0.30 mg, Leucine 0.35 mg, Lysine 0.31 mg, Methionine 0.29 mg, Phenylalanine 0.31 mg, Phosphoserene 1.46 mg, Proline 0.34 mg, Serine 0.31 mg, Threonine 0.31 mg, Tryptophan 0.27 mg, Tyrosine 0.28 mg, Valine 0.32 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

Antioxidant capacity 201.66 µmole/TE ORAC. Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) 495 µg, Calcium 12,000 µg, Copper 0.58 µg, Magnesium 8,030 µg, Phenolics (gallic acid equivalent) 166,110 µg, Polyphenols 35,066 µg, Potassium 19,050 µg, Selenium 0.04 µg, Superoxide dismutase 63.50 µg, Tannins 4,500 µg, Vitamin A (carotenoid precursors) 31.70 µg, Vitamin C 424.14 µg, Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 51.76 µg, Zinc 24.16 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

553.32 mg of which total dietary fibre is 508.25 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 (pH7.4) 673.96 µg, Superoxide dismutase (antioxidant) 63.50 µg, Carbohydrase (pH8) 71.95 µg, Uronic acid 15.70 µg/g.

What are enzymes?

Essential fatty acids

Total EPA and DHA Omega-3 0.78 mg, Omega-3 1.69 mg, Omega-6 5.13 mg, Omega 9 12.45 mg, Oleic acid 2.79 mg, Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) (antioxidant) 0.49 mg, Eicosapentenoic acid (EPA) 0.005 mg, Docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0.004 mg, Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 0.005 mg, Monounsaturated fatty acids 8.01 mg, Polyunsaturated fatty acids 5.05 mg, Saturated fatty acids 3.15 mg, Trans fatty acids 0.004 mg.

What are essential fatty acids?

Minerals

Calcium (antioxidant) 12 mg, Chloride 625 mg, Magnesium (antioxidant) 8.03 mg, Nitrogen 9.4 mg, Phosphorus 4.01 mg, Potassium (antioxidant) 19.05 mg, Sodium 408 mg, Sulphur 28.16 mg.

What are minerals?

Polyphenols

35067.67 µg (antioxidant).

What are polyphenols?

Proteins

58.90 mg.

What are proteins?

Sugars

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

What are sugars?

Trace elements

Antimony 0.6 µg, Barium 5.4 µg, Beryllium trace µg, Bismuth trace µg, Boron 91.8 µg, Bromine 533.7 µg, Cerium trace µg, Cesium 0.04 µg, Chromium 0.40 µg, Cobalt 0.62 µg, Copper (antioxidant) 0.58 µg, Dysprosium 0.005 µg, Erbium trace µg, Europium 0.01 µg, Flouride (acid soluble) 5.5 µg, Gadolinium trace µg, Gallium 0.04 µg, Germanium 0.6 µg, Gold 0.01 µg, Hafnium 0.004 µg, Holmium trace µg, Iodine 870 µg*, Iridium 0.026 µg, Iron 90.6 µg, Lanthanum trace µg, Lithium 0.34 µg, Lutetium 0.01 µg, Manganese (antioxidant as a component of Superoxide dismutase) 16.96 µg, Molybdenum 0.84 µg, Neodymium 0.0001 µg, Nickel 0.64 µg, Niobium 0.005 µg, Osmium 0.005 µg, Palladium 0.001 µg, Platinum 0.005 µg, Praeseodymium trace µg, Rhenium 0.13 µg, Rubidium 6.28 µg, Ruthenium 0.005 µg, Samarium trace µg, Scandium trace µg, Selenium (antioxidant) 0.04 µg, Silicon** 230.9 µg, Silver 0.6 µg, Strontium 622 µg, Tantalum trace µg, Tellurium 0.5 µg, Terbium trace µg, Thallium 0.002 µg, Thorium 0.09 µg, Thuliam trace µg, Tin 0.02 µg, Titanium 3.2 µg, Tungsten 0.01 µg, Uranium 0.01 µg, Vanadium 2.41 µg, Ytterbium trace µg, Yttrium trace µg, Zinc (antioxidant) 24.16 µg, Zirconium 0.14 µg.
*For more iodine information and a comparison of iodine levels in Seagreens products see below 'Iodine levels in Seagreens® nutrition products'. **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) 31.70 µg, B1 (thiamin) 0.38 µg, B2 (riboflavin) 0.21 µg, B3 (niacin or vitamin PP) 63.36 µg, B5 (pantothenic acid and calcium pantothenate) 0.0005 µg, B6 (pyridoxine) 0.0001 µg, B9 (folate) 0.90 µg, B12 (cobalamin) 0.002 µg, C (antioxidant) 424.13 µg, E (alpha-tocopherol) (antioxidant) with all the isomers of wheat germ 51.75 µg, H (biotin or vitamin B8) 0.04 µg, K (menadione, K1 phylloquinone, K2 menaquinone 4 and menaquinone 7) 371 µg.

What are vitamins?

The Mineral Salt - 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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