Small leaf and big leaf
Moisture: 13% max
Impurities: 3% max
Packing: In bale of 50 kgs/ PP bag, or as customer requirements
Drying process: Cleaned by freshwater and dried by sunshine
Crop: Latest
Origin: Viet Nam
Color: Brown
Moisture: 10% max
Impurities: 3% max
Protein: 10% min
Packing: In bale of 25/50 kgs PP&PE bag, or as customer requirements
Crop: Latest
Origin: Viet Nam
Sargassum filipendula is a leafy, disheveled-looking brown algae. The rather small discoid holdfast gives rise to a single axial stipe. Numerous lateral branches of various lengths with variable branching patterns whorl around the stipe, giving it a bushy, more or less cylindrical overall shape. Sargassum filipendula has larger floats than many Sargassum species, such as Sargassum muticum. The pale yellow, ovate balls are obvious on the plant, growing close to the main axis and being more numerous towards the top. These keep the plants floating upright, maximizing photosynthetic potential. Similar to its sister species, Sargassum muticum, Sargassum filipendula is usually found growing in the shallow subtidal attached to rocks or shells, but also down to depths of 25 to 30 meters. However, Sargassum filipendula has small dark spots on its blades and has longer blades than Sargassum muticum. Often times rough weather will overcome the rather weak holdfasts of Sargassum filipendula which will then take up a pelagic, free-floating lifestyle, often carried away from normal habitats of shallow coastal areas and reefs to open sea. It is because of these floating masses of uprooted Sargassum that the Atlantic Ocean's 'Sargasso Sea' got its name.
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Names
gulf weed, gulfweed, sargassum grass, sargazo llorón, tuna weed
Phylum Classification
Ochrophyta
Geographic Distribution
Sargassum filipendula is found abundantly along the Atlantic coast of the Americas from Massachusetts through the Caribbean and down to Panama and Brazil. Sargassum filipendula is also found around southern Asia, particularly near Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
Uses
Sargassum filipendula is used in traditional cuisines of much of South America and Asia. The nutrient-rich extracts of Sargassum filipendula are also used in cosmetic products from lotions to face masks.
Harvesting
Sargassum filipendula is harvested from New England to North Carolina along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Harvesting Techniques
There is harvesting of Sargassum filipendula by trawling is done in some areas.
Ecosystem
As a constituent of near-shore benthic communities, Sargassum filipendula is a favorite food of many herbivores and its stands of bushy fronds provide an sheltered environment similar to a kelp forest, on a much smaller scale. Later, as one of the many species ofSargassum that make their way to the Sargasso Sea, Sargassum filipendula adds to the protective surface seaweed layer that provides refuge to many species. The European and American eels are both thought to return to this area to lay their eggs, allowing the larval eels to develop in a sheltered area before making their way to Europe or the East Coast of North America. The loggerhead Sea Turtle is also thought to use Sargassum filipendula cover to protect them from predation as young hatchlings.
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