A seaweed
Also known as sea green cabbage, sea vegetables, moss strips, the scientific name of seaweed, for the green algae, Ulva family algae burial plants.
Algae body monophyletic tubular, bright green to yellow-green, solitary or congregate, up to 1-2 meters long. Generally grow in the mid-tidal zone in the rocky marsh. China's coastal distribution. Song Baoqing "Si Ming Zhi": "moss, born in seawater like messy hair, people adopt." Song Jiading "Zhicheng Zhi": "Moss, born in seawater, out of Ninghai ancient ferry is particularly good."
Tundra algae per 100 grams of water 20 grams, 26.3 grams of protein, 2.4 grams of fat, 20 grams of carbohydrates, calcium 587 milligrams, 215 milligrams of phosphorus, 190 milligrams of iron and so on.
Mossy vegetables are salty and cold in nature, with the effect of softening and dispersing knots, clearing heat and removing toxins. It is used for nail infection, cervical lymph node swelling. Pharmacological experiments with cholesterol-lowering effect. With the rest of the house dietary spectrum" in "clear gallbladder, eliminating scrofula gall tumors, drainage, swelling, phlegm, treatment of water and soil disorders." Daily Use of Materia Medica" in "coughing people should not eat."
Two seaweed
Seaweed is seaweed red algae, red algae family.
Algae body purple or red, by a single layer or two layers of cells constitute a membrane, leaf-shaped, heart-shaped, banded and so on. Pseudoroot-like fixer in the lower part of the purple algae is attached to the rock. The height can reach 20-30 centimeters. Dioecious, the reproductive process is more complex, in 1955, China's scientific workers for the first time to figure out the life history of purslane, by the purslane, filamentous body, small purslane, which consists of three stages. The main components of purslane has about 50% of carbohydrates, about 30% of crude protein, vitamin A, B, C rich, and contains iodine, phosphorus, calcium and so on. Is commonly used food in our country, in our country's coastal are distributed.
Seaweed is nori; but nori is not all seaweed.
Red algae, red algae family. Algae body has purple or red, by a single layer or two layers of cells constitute a membrane, there are leaf-shaped, heart-shaped, band-shaped, etc.. Pseudoroot-like fixer in the lower part of the purple algae is attached to the rock. The height can reach 20-30 centimeters. Dioecious, the reproductive process is more complex, in 1955, China's scientific workers for the first time to figure out the life history of purslane, by the purslane, filamentous body, small purslane, which consists of three stages. The main components of purslane has about 50% of carbohydrates, about 30% of crude protein, vitamin A, B, C rich, and contains iodine, phosphorus, calcium and so on. Is commonly used food in China, in China's coastal are distributed, mainly to the Jiangsu coast.
The seaweed sold on the market is divided into two kinds of seaweed, one is to do the package rice sushi cooking with baked seaweed (roasted seaweed), the other is called "ready to eat seasoned seaweed", their raw materials are seaweed in the striped seaweed. [edit paragraph] seaweed classification 1. according to the processing method points
dry seaweed: after a process into the seaweed, generally for food processing and simple rice, can also be eaten directly. Such as the more common domestic: gold seal cherry blossom seal, Korean seaweed and so on.
Roasted seaweed: dried seaweed after the second deep processing of the finished product, generally for sushi cooking, food processing, etc., can also be directly eaten. The whole process without adding any substances, 100% natural. Such as the more common domestic: Xinfu seaweed, Japanese cherry blossom and so on.
Flavored seaweed: dried seaweed after the second deep processing of the finished product. (Processing the addition of flavored liquid) generally as a leisure food, direct consumption. Such as the more common domestic: Yuji seaweed, good time and so on.
2. According to the quality of seaweed points
The industry, respectively, the quality of seaweed, generally divided into ABCD (gold, silver, blue and green) 4 levels.
A is the best grade, both color and taste are the best; generally used for export and domestic high-end cooking store use. The price is naturally quite high. Among the more common types of seaweed used to make sushi in China, C and D are generally common.
In the market to distinguish the grade is generally recognized through the packaging. The same series of seaweed in the packaging color will be different; different colors of gold, silver, blue and green (cherry, pine, bamboo and plum) corresponds to different grades ABCD. recommended in the purchase of careful consultation. Personally recommend the goods of the regular manufacturers.
Description: Sakura Matsutake Plum 4 levels correspond to the domestic ABCD, for the Japan Nori Association of seaweed grade definition, is the world's seaweed grade definition of the most stringent, the most rigorous classification of the level; for the Japanese sushi seaweed international common standards. [edit paragraph] Sushi seaweed grade professional differentiation method -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --
Grade - Color - Gloss -... -Mouthfeel ---- Impurities ---- Others
A - Sakura - dark green - exceptionally glossy - fragrant/crisp/mouth melting - no impurities - no holes
B--Pine - dark green - glossy - fragrant/crisp/slightly chewy - some green algae --Large hole in rice grain<3
C - Bamboo - green - brighter - fragrant/slightly hard - a few holes - Fragrant/slightly hard - some dead spots - 3<big holes <5 personality
D - Plum - light green --No shine --Less fragrant/hard --Slightly green algae or dead spots --Slightly more
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This chart is taken from the "Sino-Forest Workbook"
Many friends who have purchased know that there are a lot of products in the net search "seaweed", but if you use the price from the lowest to the highest method of arrangement, all the price tag is below 4 yuan, and say they are doing sushi baked seaweed there are three possibilities:
A) lack of sheets, less than 10 sheets, less than 10 pages, less than 10 sheets, less than 10 pages, less than 10 sheets, less than 10 pages, less than 10 pages, less than 10 sheets, less than 10 pages. p>A) lack of sheets and pages: the number does not have ten sheets, deception.
B) substandard: made of broken vegetables, broken vegetables are not good to do sushi, either cracked a mouth or disconnected, you buy back after the bad roll sushi.
C) Worst of all: using dried seaweed (gray, microbiological tests do not meet the standards) as roasted seaweed, black heart! Be especially careful of reddish dried seaweed, which has been spoiled by moisture! Do not eat it!
In short, the network is risky, shopping need to be careful. Food safety is the most important thing, for you and your family's health, we recommend that you go to a store that specializes in selling only sushi ingredients of old.
Additionally to everyone: regular manufacturers of seaweed on the packaging certainly have QS, only part of the neutral packaging will be no qs, but the production date will absolutely have. Never believe what the outer box will have qs and the date of the bullshit. [Edit Paragraph] The origin of the word seaweed The word seaweed comes from the Japanese language, where "seaweed" is written as "のり", meaning purple cabbage, so the word seaweed is not found in the modern Chinese dictionary.
So the correct understanding of the word seaweed should be checked in a Japanese dictionary.
Nori[seaweed]
1. A general term for edible algae. Varieties include Asakusa nori, green nori, and sweet nori, which are seaweeds, and Suizenji nori and river nori, which are freshwater algae. High nutritional value.
2. Nori. Made by plowing and drying the water of sweet purslane and so on. [Edit] Seaweed Seaweed is a crispy texture that melts in your mouth after being roasted, especially after being seasoned with oil, salt, and other seasonings, and then transformed into the delicious "Ajiso Seaweed.
Seaweed concentrated in the seaweed among the various B vitamins, especially riboflavin and niacin content is very rich, as well as a lot of vitamin A and vitamin E, as well as a small amount of vitamin C. Seaweed contains about 15% of the minerals, which are necessary to maintain normal physiological function of potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, etc., which contains selenium and iodine is particularly rich in these minerals can help the body to maintain the acidity of the body. These minerals can help the human body to maintain the body's acid-base balance, which is conducive to the growth and development of children, and also helps to slow down the aging of the elderly.
As a snack, seaweed is low in calories and high in fiber, with little risk of fattening, making it a tasty snack that women and children can eat without worry.
The benefits of seaweed are not only nutritional, but also health benefits.
British researchers discovered in the 1990s that seaweed can kill cancer cells and boost immunity. Seaweed contains algae bile protein with blood sugar, anti-tumor application prospects, the polysaccharide has anti-aging, blood lipid, anti-tumor and other aspects of biological activity. Alginic acid contained in seaweed also helps to remove toxic metals in the body, such as strontium and cadmium. Medical personnel have also developed marine drugs and health food with unique activities from seaweed, which can effectively prevent nerve aging and regulate the body's metabolism. In addition, seaweed can prevent and treat peptic ulcers, delay aging, and help ladies keep their skin lubricated and healthy. Folk also often let the post-partum women eat some seaweed recipe, is said to have obvious lactation effect.
Seaweed, despite all the benefits, but the spleen and stomach cold, easy to bloat people should not eat more, because Chinese medicine believes that seaweed taste sweet and salty, cold sex. In addition, people who need to control salt should also properly restrain the consumption of flavored seaweed, you can eat some unseasoned seaweed pieces.
Seaweed is so light that you can only eat a few grams to a dozen grams a day, so it doesn't mean much in terms of providing protein and fat. In contrast, its significance in providing micronutrients is more appreciated.
Seaweed has all the benefits, but Chinese medicine believes that seaweed taste sweet and salty, cold, can clear heat, phlegm, diuretic, eat more seaweed in the summer has to eliminate summer heat, complement the role of the body, high blood pressure patients, tuberculosis patients, foot patients, lung heat and phlegm is suitable for more people to eat seaweed, but spleen and stomach cold, easy to bloating people should not be eaten more. As seaweed is seasoned during processing, it contains more salt, thus people who need to control salt should also restrain the consumption of seasoned seaweed appropriately, and can eat some unseasoned nori sheets (roasted seaweed, which is also commonly known as sushi seaweed) appropriately. Seaweed is high in salt and should not be consumed in excess, preferably not more than 1 tael at a time (50G, 2.7g for 1 sheet of 19*21 sushi seaweed). Especially young children and people with high blood pressure should not consume too much, and guardians should pay attention to control.