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English articles on seaweed
"Seaweed fights obesity, reasearchers in Newcastle claim" by BBC.
The article is about scientists testing to see if seaweed, as an ingredient in your diet, could help you lose weight.
"Seaweed bread 'key to obesity'" from The Guardian.
This article is about Dr. Ian Brownlees attempts to discover if seaweed in various food products can help the human body not absorb the fat in the food.
Text taken from The Vegetarian Society
You can find the original article here.
Carrageen (or Carragheen)
Also known as Irish Moss, this dense, reddish purple seaweed grows in the temperate North Atlantic coastal waters around the West of Ireland, France and off North America's coastline.
It is harvested and sun-dried which bleaches it to a yellowish brown colour.
Rich in iodine and vitamin A, it produces a softer gel than agar agar.
Carrageen requires thorough rinsing before use. It needs to be soaked and then well cooked with the liquid to be set and does not dissolve completely.
Carrageen Mould is a traditional Irish pudding made by soaking 1/2 z/10-15 gm carrageen in water, draining and adding it to 1 pint/600 ml of milk, bringing it slowly to the boil and simmering it for 20-30 minutes, straining it and allowing the strained mixture, which can be sweetened, to set on cooling.
Carrageenan (E407) is a by-product of carrageen and is used extensively as an emulsifying, thickening and gelling additive in ice creams, jellies, biscuits, milk shakes and frozen desserts, even in some cosmetics and medicines!
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