Eucheuma
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Eucheuma, commonly known as sea moss or gusô, is a rhodophyte seaweed that may vary in color. Eucheuma species are used in the production of carrageenan, an ingredient for cosmetics, food processing,
Eucheuma Farming
Eucheuma farming, Tanzania
Women collecting Eucheuma in Jambiani (Zanzibar).
Underwater Eucheuma farming, Philippines
Carrageenan
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Carrageenans or carrageenins are a variety of natural linear sulfated polysaccharides. They are extracted from red edible seaweeds, of the family Solieriaceae. Carrageenans are widely used in the food
Eucheuma
…known as sea moss or gusô (), is a rhodophyte seaweed that may vary in color (purple, brown, and green). Eucheuma species are used in the production of carrageenan, an ingredient for cosmetics, food processing, and industrial manufacturing, as well as a food source for people in the Philippines, Caribbean and parts…
Eucheuma denticulatum being farmed for iota-carrageenan in an off-bottom cultivation in Tanzania