It is said that the Aztecs, whose capital city Tenochtitlan had a population of 250,000, solved much of their food problems by the use of algae harvested from nearby lakes. The algae was dried in the sun and eaten like cheese in the form of clear blue cakes.
Even Chinese culture as far back as 800 B.C., used seaweeds. And many Orientals still use seaweeds in their recipies. In parts of Africa, tribes consume on a daily average about 1/2 pound of a food called dihe which is dried algae cakes. It is a major source of protein for the tribes.
There are many benifits of eating algae because of their mineral content and also their resistance to pollution. Many people enjoy clams and oysters, crabs and shimp, but often hesitate to use them because these creatures accumulate the pollution that is in the waters in which they grow.
Algae, mainly kelp grows as fast as two feet per day and matures too rapidly to absorb very much pollution. Seaweeds take from the water only the nutrients needed to support their rapid growth.
These plants are rich in essential minerials; as an example an ounce of kelp would supply about 300 mg., of calcium and a gram of potassium, and iodine plus small amounts of thiamine and niacin, riboflavin and folic acid, vitamins A and D, E and C.
For the most of us we get our kelp in capsules from heath food stores, but all seaweeds are available in granular form and in dried leaves.
If you are allergic to iodine, you might want to skip this delicacy, as it could cause an allergic reaction.
Even Chinese culture as far back as 800 B.C., used seaweeds. And many Orientals still use seaweeds in their recipies. In parts of Africa, tribes consume on a daily average about 1/2 pound of a food called dihe which is dried algae cakes. It is a major source of protein for the tribes.
There are many benifits of eating algae because of their mineral content and also their resistance to pollution. Many people enjoy clams and oysters, crabs and shimp, but often hesitate to use them because these creatures accumulate the pollution that is in the waters in which they grow.
Algae, mainly kelp grows as fast as two feet per day and matures too rapidly to absorb very much pollution. Seaweeds take from the water only the nutrients needed to support their rapid growth.
These plants are rich in essential minerials; as an example an ounce of kelp would supply about 300 mg., of calcium and a gram of potassium, and iodine plus small amounts of thiamine and niacin, riboflavin and folic acid, vitamins A and D, E and C.
For the most of us we get our kelp in capsules from heath food stores, but all seaweeds are available in granular form and in dried leaves.
If you are allergic to iodine, you might want to skip this delicacy, as it could cause an allergic reaction.
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