Sugar kelp (royal kombu)

Saccharina latissima

seaweed

A large, wavy brown seaweed with a mild, sweet taste, dried, fried into chips or cooked as a vegetable.

Origin

North Atlantic

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Very rich in iodine: in small amounts, especially if you have thyroid disease.

Molecules

Seaweed polysaccharides · Iodine

Did you know?

Dried, it becomes covered with a sweet white powder: mannitol.