Seaweeds are rich in proteins. Some species are particularly high in proteins and there has been talk of substituting the production of soybeans (3 tonnes per ha) with seaweed (100 tonnes per ha). Angell in his paper, suggests that a…

Although there are thousands of global carrageenophyte species, less than 20 are used commercially to produce carrageenan (GGN) – a gelling, thickening and stabilizer used in many dairy, meat and other products including beer, toothpaste, shampoo, air freshener gels, soy…

For many, eating fresh seaweed is just not possible. We recommend a seaweed tablet. Shipping Shipping of fresh seaweed from places that it is farmed to consumers is just not possible. While we can ship bananas from the Philippines to…

Our recommended 5 g/day serving of seaweed may provide up to 8% of the recommended daily intake of dietary fiber. Eating Pacific Seamoss is a surprisingly easy way to get your daily fiber. Edible seaweeds contain a large variety of…

What Are FODMAPs? FODMAP stands for fermentable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols. These are the scientific terms used to classify groups of carbohydrates that are notorious for triggering digestive symptoms like bloating, gas and stomach pain. FODMAPs are found in…

In the few trials that have been carried out on humans the amount of dry healthy seaweed consumed and the amount that has significant impacts on health is about 4 to 8 grams of dry seaweed per day. This equates…

Pacific Sea Moss is food. We make no claims as to the health benefits. We leave that to peer-reviewed evidence from researchers over the years; by looking at the Japanese and the contrast with the western world; and from increasing…

Recommendations Pacific Sea Moss has some iodine. Eating 5 gm of dried seaweed will provide about 20% of the recommended daily intake. It is enough to ensure that you do not develop sub-clinical iodine deficiency but not like kelp which…

The composition of the macro nutrients of Pacific Sea Moss (Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen )is provided below We make no medical claims. But we all understand seaweed is healthy. What you may not know is that peer-reviewed scientific papers have shown…

We look at testing in ISO approved laboratories for nutrients in the Pacific SeaMoss. We keep the assay results from each batch. These values are general and may vary slightly between batches depending on the season, age of the seaweed,…

Food safety is paramount for Pacific Seamoss. A HACCP compliance process is in place, and ISO22000 is being implemented to ensure that the food product is safe to eat. Multiple tests are completed for each batch including heavy metal testing,…

The full label for Pacific Sea Moss is at this link here We make no medical claims. But we all understand seaweed is healthy. What you may not know is that peer-reviewed scientific papers have shown in countless studies on…

Pacific Sea Moss is grown in the Mindanao area of Philippines. Areas are selected to have water quality and flows directly from the Pacific Ocean and we do not harvest Pacific Sea Moss from areas there is the potential for…

Is eating seaweed safe?  The first recorded is Central Americans some 14,000 years ago. Egyptians were using seaweed to reduce swellings. The Celts in Europe ate seaweed. The Japanese, Chinese and Koreans have eaten seaweed for 4,000 years. The Aboriginals…

Pacific Sea Moss Species? We use a variety of seaweeds (macroalgae) that grow in the subtropical waters. We currently only use Kappaphycus alvarezii  (often commonly called cottinii and previously called E. cottonii). There are from 30,000 to 1 million of…

Seaweeds are really good at sucking up chemicals in the water and therefore there is reasonable concern about the safety of seaweeds. There is now almost nowhere in the globe where the sea is not polluted from humans. The seaweed…

Professor Lindsay Brown from the University of Southern Queensland and his research group came to the conclusion in 2017 that there was potential of Kappaphycus species as a functional food with application in the prevention of metabolic syndrome. They demonstrated…

Some people find they are allergic to different food products, such as nuts or seafood. Some to various fruit. And there is a growing body of evidence that humans live in a delicate balance with their microbiome. For almost all,…