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Like emeralds of the sea, green sea vegetables emit a wealth of minerals and nutrients in concentrations greater than can be found in many land-grown vegetables. Offering 60 to 70 percent digestible vegetable protein, green sea vegetables are also an important source of calcium, iron, enzymes and antioxidants.

Green sea vegetables contain 60 to 70 percent vegetable protein and provide all of the essential amino acids. Green sea vegetables are also a rich source of iron, calcium, vitamin B12, enzymes and antioxidants. As a result of being so highly concentrated in so many nutrients, green algae offers numerous health promoting benefits, and may be useful in a variety of health-improving applications, such as anti-aging, energy, improved digestion, weight loss, stronger hair and nails, and more.

Gigartina Chamissoi is a leafy red seaweed containing a plethora of beneficial polysaccharides (carragreenans). Scientists have discovered that these carragreenans may possess some unique medicinal properties. They have found them to be antibacterial as well as antiviral. In fact, carragreenans may also be anti-herpetic (able to kill the herpes viruses) and anti-coagulant.

Dulse is heralded as a phenomenal source of vitamins and nutrients, and cultures in Canada, Ireland, and Northern Europe have highly regarded Dulse for centuries.

Amply rich in Vitamins B6 and B12, Dulse offers iron, potassium and fluoride in digestible, easily assimilated quantities.

Dulse also contains a host of other nutrients and vitamins, including Vitamin A, E, and C, magnesium, calcium, fiber, and protein.

An excellent source of iodine, Dulse has been used to improve thyroid gland health and function.

Dabber locks or winged kelp grows in branched hold fasts where its blades have a distinct "wing" at the base. Found along the Artic to the northeast of the United States, Dabber locks are high in Vitamins A, B6, B12, and K. In addition to iodine and bromine, Dabber locks contain soluble nitrogen, cobalt, nickel, and other essential trace elements.

Historically used by Icelanders in time of famine, Dabber locks has been considered to be one of the most easily digestible and well-tolerated sea vegetables, often consumed in significant qualities.