Undaria pinnatifida
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Wakame (Wikipedia)
| Seaweed | |
|---|---|
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| mature sporophyte | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Alariaceae |
| Genus: | Undaria |
| Species: | U. pinnatifida |
| Binomial name | |
| Undaria pinnatifida (Harvey) Suringar, 1873 | |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 188 kJ (45 kcal) |
9.14 g | |
| Sugars | 0.65 g |
| Dietary fiber | 0.5 g |
0.64 g | |
3.03 g | |
| Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
| Thiamine (B1) | 5% 0.06 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 19% 0.23 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 11% 1.6 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 14% 0.697 mg |
| Folate (B9) | 49% 196 μg |
| Vitamin C | 4% 3 mg |
| Vitamin E | 7% 1 mg |
| Vitamin K | 5% 5.3 μg |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 15% 150 mg |
| Iron | 17% 2.18 mg |
| Magnesium | 30% 107 mg |
| Manganese | 67% 1.4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 11% 80 mg |
| Sodium | 58% 872 mg |
| Zinc | 4% 0.38 mg |
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| †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA FoodData Central | |
Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) is a species of kelp native to cold, temperate coasts of the northwest Pacific Ocean. As an edible seaweed, it has a subtly sweet, but distinctive and strong flavour and texture. It is most often served in soups and salads.
Seaweed has long been collected for food in East Asia, and sea farmers in Japan have cultivated Seaweed since the eighth century (Nara period). As of 2018[update], the Invasive Species Specialist Group has listed the species on its list of 100 worst globally invasive species.
Wakame (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 若布 (wakame).
Noun
wakame (uncountable)
- Undaria pinnatifida, an edible seaweed.
Japanese
Romanization
wakame
- Rōmaji transcription of わかめ
- Rōmaji transcription of ワカメ
