Wakame is different from sea sprouts. They are not the same vegetable. Wakame is a vegetable whose edges look like skirt ribbons. It mainly grows in seawater with warm currents. Sea sprouts are mainly grown in places such as Hokkaido, Japan and South Korea. It is a marine vegetable rich in beneficial ingredients in sea water. The two are different in appearance and growth environment, so wakame and sea sprouts are The dishes are different.

Wakame was called __cai in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" of the Song Dynasty in my country, and its pronunciation became Wakame. In addition, the leaves of this seaweed are pinnately split, which also looks like wakame, hence the name Wakame.

Differences in distribution areas:

Wakame is a temperate seaweed that can tolerate higher water temperatures. The naturally growing wakame in my country is mainly distributed in the Zhoushan Islands and Shengsi in Zhejiang Province. island. Nowadays, wakame is also distributed in Qingdao and Dalian. It was actually transplanted from North Korea and Japan in the early years.

Sea sprouts are highly nutritious sea vegetables that grow in the ocean. The best ones are produced on the east coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, and Hokkaido, Japan.

Kelp sprouts contain a large amount of minerals, vitamins, fiber, calcium, potassium, and iodine. Contains alginic acid, which can bind excess sodium in the small intestine and excrete it from the body, helping to relieve high blood pressure; it also contains fucosterol, which can excrete excess cholesterol from the body.

Kelp sprout soup is a very common food in Korea. Whether it is a royal meal or common people, from birthdays, confinement, to family gatherings, kelp sprout soup must be on the dining table.

Sea sprouts are actually the kelp we often eat, but they are different from wakame. The larvae of wakame are very similar to the larvae of kelp, but when they grow up, their appearance is obviously different from that of kelp.

Appearance of Wakame:

The shape of Wakame is like a big broken sunflower fan and also looks like wakame, so it is called wakame. The algae of Wakame can be divided into three parts: fronds, stalks and roots. The stem of wakame is flat and cylindrical, with fungus-like things growing out on opposite sides.

Shape of kelp:

The kelp belt is a strip-shaped body, which is divided into three parts: the fixation device, the handle and the belt piece. The anchor is in the shape of a branched root, which plays a role in anchoring plant bodies in the sea. The handle is unbranched, cylindrical or flat, and serves to connect the fixator and the strap. The band grows at the top of the handle, is not divided, has no midrib, and is flat in the shape of a band.

Nutritional differences:

Wakame contains more iodine than kelp, and is rich in amino acids, crude fiber and other trace elements, which is extremely beneficial to children's bones and intellectual development.

Wakame is also high in nutrition and low in calories. It can easily achieve the effects of losing weight, cleaning the intestines, protecting the skin and delaying aging. It is a favorite dish of many women.