Eucheuma cottonii
Weber-van Bosse
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fronds, Seaweed
The fronds are washed in several changes of water and eaten raw; boiling will cause it to dissolve.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Asia, China, East Africa, Fiji, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan, Tonga,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Micronesia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palau, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A red seaweed in the family Areschougiaceae found in tropical waters, cultivated as a food source and used as a famine food.
Nutrition Score: 2/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaweed | — | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Information
It is a famine food. It is cultivated.
Notes
Also put in the family Solieraceae.
Names & Synonyms
Lumi tei
References (5)
- Cherry, P., et al, 2019, Risks and benefits of consuming edible seaweeds. Nutrition ReviewsVR Vol. 77(5):307–329
- Jansen, A. A. J., et al, (Eds), 1990, Food and Nutrition in Fiji. Volume One. p 55
- Ratwanati, et al, 2019, Fruits of Enhalus acoroides as a source of nutrition for coastal communities. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 235 012073
- Sukenti, K., et al, 2016, Ethnobotanical study on local cuisine of the Sasak tribe in Lombok Island, Indonesia. Journal of Ethnic Foods. 3 (2016) 189-200 p 198
- Wang, Wei-Lung and Chiang, Young-Meng, 1994, Potential Economic Seaweeds of Hengchun Peninsula, Taiwan, Economic Botany, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 182-189
