You can eat it, because seaweed and egg drop soup tastes delicious, has high nutritional value, is easy to digest and absorb, and has the effect of nourishing blood and qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and enhancing human immunity.

Porphyra is the collective name for algae that live in the sea. Rhodophyceae, Rhodophyceae. The algae are membrane-shaped and are called fronds. Purple or brownish green. Shape varies with species. Porphyra is a marine red algae.

The fronds are composed of a layer of cells embedded in a thin layer of colloid, and are dark brown, red or purple. The fixation device of Porphyra is disk-shaped and the rhizoids are filament-shaped. Grows on rocks in shallow intertidal zones.

There are many kinds, mainly including Porphyra zebra, Porphyra striata, Porphyra sweetensis, etc. Artificial cultivation has been carried out in coastal areas of China. At the beginning of the 21st century, China's seaweed production ranked first in the world.

It is rich in nutrients and contains high iodine content. It can be used to treat "thyroid enlargement" caused by iodine deficiency. Seaweed has the function of softening and dispersing stagnation, and is also useful for other stagnation and accumulation

Rich in choline, calcium and iron, it can enhance memory, treat anemia in women, promote the growth and health care of bones and teeth; it contains a certain amount of mannitol and can be used as a supplementary food to treat edema.

The polysaccharides contained in seaweed can significantly enhance cellular immunity and humoral immunity, promote lymphocyte transformation and improve the body's immunity; it can significantly reduce the total content of serum cholesterol.