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Seaweed products

These products all contain kelp, a seaweed which is rich in minerals and nutrients. They include soaps; dried flakes known as kelp pepper, which are used as a condiment; and pills taken as a dietary supplement.

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Kerryn Pollock, Alternative health therapies – What are alternative health therapies?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27937/seaweed-products (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 12 April 2011.