Gracilaria gracilis
Ogonori
- Colour : red brown, purple, pinkish, yellowish
- Physiological characteristics : thallus composed of entangled cylindrical axes, 1 to 2 mm thick, erect, branched adorned with blisters (warts), forms dense clumps
- Dimension : 20 to 50 cm
- Seaweed origin : raw material coming from the Roscoff and/or Morlaix bay
- Environment : rocky substrates
- Foreshore zone : tidal balance zone (0 to 15m deep) supra to mediolittoral level
| Branch : | Rhodophytes |
| Class : | Florideophycees |
| Line : | Gracilariacees |
| Type : | Gracilaria |
| Variety : | Gracilis |
Medical :
- Anti-inflammatory
- Fight against intestinal disorders
Cosmetic :
- Antioxidant
Agro-food :
- Gelling agents and stabilizers
- Substitution for Gelidium
- Seaweed sampling from the nearby bay, seawater quality type A
- Varietal selection of strains according to customer application needs
- Multiplication in hatchery-nursery of the selected strains
- On-shore bio-oriented culture in ponds in greenhouse with recirculated seawater
- Fresh biomass harvesting
- Conditioning : fresh, frozen, dry (micronization option)
Nutritional composition :(content per 100g of dehydrated seaweed)
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16.5g
Proteins
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Main amino acids: aspartic acid, glutamic acid, leucine, serine, phenylalanine, glycine, alanine, threonine3.5g
Lipids
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Monogalactosyldiacylglycerides (MGDG), digalactosyldiacylglycerides (DGDG), and sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerides (SQDG), essential fatty acids such as arachidonic acid (20: 4n-6) and eicosapentaenoic acid17.8g
Minerals
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Potassium, sodium, calcium, iode, magnesium18.8g
Carbohydrates
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30 to 35% of the total DM mass, Agar (composed of galactose, uronic acid, sulphated residues, 6-O-methylgalactose and 3, 6-anhydrogalactose)35g
Fibers
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