Wakame seaweed is rich in fucoxanthin, a compound that is known to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. It is also rich in omega-3 fatty acids that are important for ...

Algae is a fascinating and highly beneficial ... or simply snacking on roasted nori sheets. Wakame is a staple in Japanese ...

Humans have eaten macroalgae, like wakame and nori seaweed, for thousands of years. But recently attention has turned to the nutritional and environmental potential of their microscopic cousins.

Seaweed farmers in the wildfire-stricken city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture have begun harvesting cultivated wakame for the first time this season. Offloading of the local ...

they revealed the genetic expressions of algae reproductive organs, completed whole-genome assembly of wakame, an annual algae, and developed a haploid cloning technique for breeding kelp and ...

The final installment will feature a salad that uses a “dried food of the sea,” wakame seaweed. In Japan, a nation surrounded by the sea, seaweed has been part of the diet since ancient times.