Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Seaweed may have health benefits, including improved thyroid function, blood sugar ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN The health benefits of seaweed may include improved thyroid function, blood sugar ...

If those small molecules are sugars, the polymer is called a polysaccharide. Sodium alginate is a polysaccharide found in brown seaweed. It consists of long chains of tiny clusters of sugars. On a ...

Sodium alginate is made up of long chains of repeating molecules, similar to necklaces. It comes from a type of seaweed. When the sodium alginate is placed in the calcium lactate, a chemical reaction ...

Norwegian company FMC Biopolymer converts seaweed to alginate for use in thousands of products with an advanced 24 hour chemical process. ABB has supplied process automation, motors and drives to ...