1, different flavor
Undaria pinnatifida tastes delicate and kelp tastes tough. Undaria pinnatifida can be directly made into cold dishes by scalding, boiling and soaking in cold water. Those kelp with thick texture must be cooked before eating, which is suitable for stews or soups, while Undaria pinnatifida is suitable for cold dishes, which is also an important difference between the two.
2. Different shapes
The larvae of Undaria pinnatifida are very similar to those of kelp, but they are obviously different from kelp when they grow up. A whole piece of Undaria pinnatifida is like a broken sunflower fan, with thin leaves, obvious long handles and obvious protrusions in the middle, and the color is lighter than kelp. Leaves split, nepotism, also like Undaria pinnatifida, so it is called Undaria pinnatifida. However, due to the growing environment, kelp looks complete, with thick texture, long and flat leaves, no long stalks in the middle, olive brown all over, and turns dark brown after drying.
3. Different varieties
Undaria pinnatifida is a kind of seaweed that grows in temperate waters. Can tolerate seawater with higher water temperature. Light and temperature have great influence, belonging to perennial algae.
4. Differences in distribution areas
Kelp is generally distributed in the North Pacific and Atlantic coasts, and Undaria pinnatifida is distributed in most parts of the world. China is mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Qingdao and Dalian.
5. Different genera
Undaria pinnatifida and kelp are both large edible seaweeds, but they belong to different groups. Undaria seaweed, kelp, pteridaceae, Undaria seaweed. Undaria pinnatifida is resistant to high temperature and grows well in warm ocean.
However, kelp belongs to Sargassum of Phaeophyceae and Laminaria. Kelp generally grows on rocks in the subtidal zone, and its growth is greatly influenced by light and temperature. Undaria pinnatifida is an annual seaweed plant and kelp is a perennial seaweed, which is the essential difference between them.