Wakame Seaweed

While wakame seaweed is low in calories, it is rich in dietary fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, iodine, beta-carotene, vitamin K, vitamin B2, B12, folic acid, and vitamin C, making it a nutritious food. It contains nutrients that are involved in various functions, such as improving the intestinal environment, supporting bowel movements, regulating blood pressure, maintaining bone health, producing thyroid hormones, and supporting the metabolism.
Wakame contains alginic acid and fucoidan, which are types of water-soluble dietary fiber, and promote the excretion of harmful substances from the intestines and contribute to regulating cholesterol levels. In addition, the green color of wakame is due to the pigment chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has strong antioxidant properties and is expected to have various health benefits.
In addition to raw wakame, there are salted and dried wakame, and by rehydrating it in water and adding it to soups and salads, you can easily add nutrients to a dish.

Fresh wakame seaweed is available during spring but salted and dried varieties of wakame seaweed are most common. Mekabu seaweed is also a type of wakame seaweed. Select wakame seaweed that has deep color, store salted varieties in a refrigerator and dried varieties in a place with low humidity.

Wakame seaweed can be used in soups, salads and simmered dishes.