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Kōrero: Seaweed

Seaweed products

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Seaweed products

Rich in minerals and nutrients, kelp has been eaten for centuries, and today it is considered a healthy supplement to food. A number of New Zealand companies have begun making a range of edible and non-edible products that contain kelp (usually giant kelp). Shown here are soaps, some dried flakes known as kelp pepper and used as a condiment, and supplements (foreground).

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Melanie Lovell-Smith

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Maggy Wassilieff, Seaweed – Modern uses and future prospects, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4605/seaweed-products (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.