Wakame brown algae phylum, brown Zygomycetes, kelp order, wing algae family, wakame genus. Is a seaweed plant, leaf green pinnate lobes, leaf blade is thinner than the kelp, the shape of a large broken sunflower fan, also like the kelp, so it takes its name. Wakame in China during the Song Dynasty “Materia Medica” on the vegetable plantago, sound into wakame. There are two kinds of wakame: light dried and salted dried. Wakame is the seaweed of the brown algae plant Kelp family, known as the sea vegetables.

In addition to natural reproduction, it has been cultivated artificially. The wakame that grows naturally in Lushun is of the best quality due to its favorable geographic location, and the nutrition of selected wakame is comparable to that of spirulina, which is known as “natural spirulina” in Japan.

Nutritional Composition

Undaria contains a variety of nutrients, according to the preliminary analysis of each hundred grams of dried products contain 11.6g of crude protein, 0.32g of refined fat content, 37.81g of sugar, 18.93g of ash, but also contains a variety of vitamins, crude protein content is higher than kelp. Wakame is not only a kind of edible economic brown algae, but also can be used as a comprehensive utilization of raw materials for extraction of fucoidan.

At the same time, wakame is known as a smart dish, beauty dish, health dish, green sea cucumber wakame, is a natural treasure trove of trace elements and minerals, containing more than a dozen kinds of essential amino acids, calcium, iodine, zinc, selenium, folic acid and vitamins A, B, C and other minerals.

The calcium content of wakame is 10 times that of milk, the king of calcium, and the zinc content is 3 times that of beef, the best zinc supplement. 500 grams of wakame contains iron equal to 21 pounds of spinach, vitamin C equal to 1.5 pounds of carrots, and protein equal to 1.5 sea cucumbers. The amount of protein is equal to 1.5 sea cucumbers. Its iodine content is also more than kelp, plus rich in amino acids, crude fiber and other trace elements, children’s bones, intellectual development is extremely beneficial. Wakame also has the characteristics of high nutrition and low calorie, easy to achieve weight loss, clean up the intestines, protect the skin, delay aging effect, is a favorite dish of many women.

Wakame efficacy and function

1. Wakame contains more iodine than kelp, plus rich in amino acids, crude fiber and other trace elements, children’s bones, intellectual development is extremely beneficial.

2. Wakame is characterized by high nutrition and low calorie, which makes it easy to lose weight, clean up the intestines, protect the skin and slow down the aging process.

3. Fucoidan and fucoidan contained in the mucus of wakame have the effect of lowering blood cholesterol, facilitating the discharge of excess ions in the body, preventing the occurrence of cerebral thrombosis, improving and strengthening blood vessels, preventing arteriosclerosis and lowering high blood pressure.

4. Wakame is cool in nature, sweet and salty in flavor; it has the effect of clearing heat, generating fluids and laxative.

Suitable for people

General population can eat, especially suitable for hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, obesity, goiter, constipation, children and adolescents growth and development, pregnant women and lactation.

How to eat wakame

1. Cold: soak in cool water for one minute to recover, squeeze the water dry, add pepper oil, sesame oil, soy sauce (soy sauce), salt, chicken essence, garlic, carrot, cilantro, that is, into a delicious gazpacho. It can also be served cold according to your own taste.

2. Shabu-shabu: Just put it directly into the pot.

3. Soup: Boil water, put in the soup ingredients, and put the wakame directly into the pot, then it will become a delicious wakame soup.

4. Stuffing: Soak in cold water for one minute, squeeze out the water, cut wakame into stuffing, which can be used with meat, seafood, or vegetables to make dumplings and buns of various flavors.