Seaweed and nori both belong to the category of marine food, life has many people like to eat these two kinds of food. The dried seaweed sold on the market is mostly in the form of round cakes, and the seaweed is mostly in the form of thin slices, and the price of seaweed is usually a bit higher than the price of seaweed. Both foods contain a wide variety of nutrients and have somewhat similar flavors. In fact, seaweed and nori are the same food, and both are processed using nori as a raw material. Although they are the same kind of food, there are still many differences, the following is the main difference between seaweed and nori.

First, the different raw materials used in the production of

Aquatic seaweed has many varieties, including altar seaweed, striped seaweed, round seaweed and so on. Although the finished seaweed and dried nori sold on the market both use nori as a raw material, the varieties of nori used are slightly different. Dried nori is mostly made from altar nori, with no other condiments added, while seaweed is made from striped nori, with salt, oil, MSG, and other condiments added. Seaweed can be divided into Korean seaweed and Japanese seaweed according to the flavor, Korean seaweed flavor is lighter and more natural, Japanese seaweed condiments contain sugar, soy sauce, etc., the taste is sweeter.

Second, the processing process is different

Dried seaweed on the market is made by drying the raw materials, and its processing process is simpler compared to seaweed. Seaweed production process includes rinsing, cutting, drying, baking and other multiple processes, and then also need to add a variety of condiments for flavoring, the production is more complex, the processing cost is also higher.

Three, different ways of eating

Seaweed processed crispy and less calories, is loved by the masses of leisure food, more than open bags of food, and because of which the spices and salt content is more, should be supplemented with water after eating. And dry nori more as ingredients, consumers in the market after purchase should be cooked and processed and then eat, its water content is more than seaweed, tasty, rich in protein and dietary fiber and trace elements beneficial to the human body.