Reducing Iodine in Sugar Kelp by Water Blanching

[grace_collery]

In a few recent conversations with folks using seaweed to create value-added products, the topic of high iodine content in sugar kelp has come up. This study, Reducing the High Iodine Content of Saccharina latissima and Improving the Profile of Other Valuable Compounds by Water Blanching, provides some very interesting research on the topic. Not only was there a significant reduction in iodine content, the study also found that other valuable compounds such as lipids and proteins were not significantly impacted. These results can have important implications, especially in terms of using sugar kelp for food/human consumption.

[suzie_flores]

@grace_collery - This is a great find - I get questions a lot about ways to reduce iodine content in my fresh kelp.