Process Kelp for Sodium?
MycroftCanadaNS
Halifax Join Date: 2014-11-01 Member: 199263Members
Halifax Join Date: 2014-11-01 Member: 199263Members
Just curious if you will allow us to extract sodium from kelp we collect instead of picking up salt blocks?
[Sodium in Kelp]
At 186 milligrams of sodium per cup, raw kelp contains 12 percent of your daily sodium limit, even though it makes up less than 2 percent of the daily energy intake in a 2,000-calorie diet. For this reason, large servings of kelp should be consumed only occasionally. However, smaller portion sizes contribute only a modest amount to your daily sodium intake. A 2-tablespoon serving of raw kelp contains just 23 milligrams of sodium.
[Sodium in Kelp]
At 186 milligrams of sodium per cup, raw kelp contains 12 percent of your daily sodium limit, even though it makes up less than 2 percent of the daily energy intake in a 2,000-calorie diet. For this reason, large servings of kelp should be consumed only occasionally. However, smaller portion sizes contribute only a modest amount to your daily sodium intake. A 2-tablespoon serving of raw kelp contains just 23 milligrams of sodium.
Comments
Depending on sub-species kelp could contain up to 300 milligram per 100 g of kelp. Seawater on the average contains 1 g of sodium per 100g, that would be 1000 milligrams.
In addition extraction process is considerably cheaper with water
Finally however abundant the kelp might be the water it grows in is still more readily available.
Just thinking on another way to gather, and process salt outside of it just laying on the seabed. Makes more sense to process the kelp for the sodium, then use the salt to build the other items.
Cheers.
Why not?