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What's the difference between seaweed and kelp, except edible and inedible. What nutrition does kelp have?
Seaweed and kelp are two different substances. Seaweed is an angiosperm and belongs to higher plants. Kelp is an algae plant and a lower plant.

The nutritional components of kelp are:

1. is rich in minerals such as potassium and iodine, which is beneficial to human body.

2. A large amount of unsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber can quickly remove excess cholesterol on the blood vessel wall and help gastric juice secretion.

3. Rich in soluble fiber, it is easier to digest and absorb than ordinary fiber, helping the body to defecate smoothly.

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The iodine in kelp is extremely rich, and this element is the main raw material for synthesizing thyroxine in the body. The luster of hair is formed because the thyroid gland in the body can read. "Hair" and keratin components contained in it should be absorbed from sulfur-containing protein, and protein is an important substance to make hair shiny.

Kelp contains not only iodine, calcium and sulfur, but also iron, sodium, magnesium, potassium, cobalt, phosphorus, mannitol and vitamins B 1, B2 and C, which are of great benefit to hairdressing. Therefore, eating kelp often has a special effect on hair growth, moisturizing, black and bright.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Seaweed? Baidu encyclopedia-kelp