Wakame Seaweed, Nori Seaweed 裙帶菜，紫菜
Seaweed is high in nutritional value and is rich in various elements such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, dietary fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin and iodine.
1. Weight Management & helps fight diabetes - Wakame has extremely low calories and carbohydrates. It contains fucoxanthin which is a natural substance known for it’s fat burning properties. Wakame can also reduce glucose production to keep blood sugar under control.
2. Support Thyroid Function - Seaweed has the unique ability to absorb concentrated amounts of iodine from the ocean. Your thyroid relies on iodine to make hormones. Without enough iodine, you may start to experience symptoms like weight changes, fatigue or swelling of the neck over time.
裙帶菜、海帶的營養價值很高，富含蛋白質、脂肪、碳水化合物、膳食纖維、鈣、磷、鐵、胡蘿蔔素、維生素B1、維生素B2、菸酸以及碘等多種微量元素 。
1. 降脂、降血壓、降血糖 - 海帶含大量不飽和脂肪酸和食物纖維，能清除附著在血管壁上的膽固醇。糖尿病患者食用後，能減緩胃排空和食物通過小腸的時間。即使在胰島素分泌量減少的情況下，血糖含量也不會上升，而達到治療糖尿病的目的。海帶氨酸與鉀鹽、鈣元素可降低人體對膽固醇的吸收，降低血壓。
2. 防治甲狀腺腫 - 在所有食物中，海帶的含碘量最高，每100克海帶中含有30克至70克碘。碘是人體內一種合成甲狀腺素的重要原料，吃海帶可以預防甲狀腺腫大發生。
