Kelp Meal & Kelp Flour

Kelp - Organic Dietary Source of Iodine

Kelp is a term commonly applied to seaweeds of the brown algal Laminariales and Fucales. Iodine was first discovered by distillation of Phaeophyta-Fucus in the early nineteenth century and for about 50 years most of the commercial supplies of iodine were obtained in this way.

Description: Perennial seaweeds that come in all shapes and size. Brown seaweeds like Fucus vesiculosus, Ascophyllum nodosum, Laminaria longicruris and digitata all flourish in icy cold waters of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Constituents: A gelatinous substance, algin; mannitol; iodine; a volatile oil; beta carotine; zeaxanthin; various inorganic substances.

Uses: (dried whole plant) Anti-obesic; antihypothyroid. Specially of use which is associated with hypothyroidism. A decoction of the whole fresh plant may he applied externally in rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis.

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)

Iodine is an essential element for normal growth and development of animals and humans. It occurs in the human body in only small amounts (15 - 20 mg) and the essential requirement for normal growth is only 100 - 200 micrograms per day. Because of this, iodine is referred to as a 'trace element'.

Iodine is a naturally occurring mineral which has an affinity for the cells of the thyroid gland where it concentrates and acts to disinfect the body's entire blood volume. Depletion of iodine results in fatigue, susceptibility to illness, inability to metabolize food efficiently, making its victims slow and dull, their hair gray, and skin wrinkled. This element is also essential in the formation of thyroxin, a hormone which helps balance estrogen levels in the body.

People who live away from the seacoast in areas where the soil is low in iodine, sometimes fail to get adequate supply of this mineral. Getting too little iodine can cause goiter, a swelling of the thyroid gland. Iodized salt and kelp powder are two reliable sources of iodine.

Kelp Powder can be used as condiment for soups and vegetables.

Nutrition Information: Per 1 g serving meets over 200% of recommended daily intake of iodine.

References:

1. Healing Power of Herbs, Dr. J. Heinerman, Publishers, Globe Communications Corp, Boca Baton, Fl 33487, U.S.A.

2. The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism, edited by Malcom Stuart Publishers, Grosser and Dunlop, New York, U.S.A.

3. The Honest Herbal - A Sensible Guide to the Use of Herbs and Related Remedies, 3rd. ed., V.E. Tyler, Publishers, Pharmaceutical Products Press, New York.

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Kelp Meal & Flour Analysis

Minerals       Amino Acid Content  
Aluminum 20-100 ppm Selenium 3-4 ppm Alanine 6.3
Arsenic <3 ppm Sodium 2.4-4.0% Arginine 8.0
Barium 15-50 ppm Strontium 100-200ppm Aspartic Acid 6.9
Boron 80-100 ppm Sulphur 2.0-2.3% Cystine trace
Cadmium <1 ppm Tin <10 pprn Glycine 5.0
Calcium 1.0-3.0% Titanium 3 - 6 ppm Glutamic Acid 10.0
Chlorine 1.0-3.0% Vanadium 2 - 5 ppm Histidine 1.3
Chromium <1 ppm Zinc 35 - 100 ppm lsoleucine 2.8
Cobalt 1-10 ppm Vitamins   Leucine 4.6
Copper 4-15 ppm Biotin 0.1 - 0.4 ppm Lysine 4.9
Iodine <1000 ppm Carotene 30 - 60 pprn Methionine 0.7
Iron 150-1000 ppm Folic Acid 0.1 - 0.5 ppm Phenylalinine 2.3
Lead <1 ppm Folinic Acid 0.1 - 0.5 ppm Proline 2.6
Magnesium 0.5-1.0% Niacin 10 - 30 ppm Serine 3.0
Manganese 10-50 ppm Riboflavin 5 - 10 ppm Threonine 2.8
Molybdenum <1 ppm Thiamin I - 5 ppm Tryptophan trace
Nickel 1-5 ppm Tocopherols 150 - 300 ppm Tryosine 0.9
Nitrogen 0.6-2.0% Vitamin C 100-2000 pprn Valine 3.7
Phosphorus 0.1-0.2% Vitamin B12 <0.004 pprn    
Potassium 2.0-3.0% Vitamin <10 ppm    

*Expressed as grams amino acid nitrogen per 100g of protein nitrogen

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