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Farmed

Sugar kelp

Saccharina latissima

Cultivated sugar kelp from Norwegian seaweed farms. Buyers in food, ingredients and feed ask for it as a sustainable raw material.

Typical formats:Fresh (chilled) · Frozen · Dried · Salted

Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima)

Catch and area

Grown on lines in coastal waters and harvested in spring to early summer.

Season

  1. Jan: out of season
  2. Feb: out of season
  3. Mar: out of season
  4. Apr: in season
  5. May: in season
  6. Jun: in season
  7. Jul: out of season
  8. Aug: out of season
  9. Sep: out of season
  10. Oct: out of season
  11. Nov: out of season
  12. Dec: out of season

Apr–Jun

Formats and condition

Fresh at harvest, blanched and frozen, dried, or salted for storage.

Typical uses

Food products, ingredient and extract production, feed.

Typical specifications – confirmed per quotation

SpecificationTypical
CategoryFarmed
OriginFarmed
FormatsFresh (chilled) · Frozen · Dried · Salted
SeasonApr–Jun

These are typical trade formats and seasons, not a promise of availability. Exact specifications, grades, volumes and terms are confirmed in each quotation.

Availability, specifications, grades, packaging and delivery are confirmed in each quotation. Nothing on this page is a promise of stock or lead time.

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