Chondrus Crispus (Irish Moss)

  Description Our sustainably wild-harvested Chondrus Crispus is the original "Irish-moss " treasured by the Irish for its nutritional value and medicinal properties.  Our Irish-Moss is harvested from the pristine cold waters of Ireland (Atlantic Ocean), where our team hand picks the Irish Moss submerged amongst rocks and cold water. This seaweed is versatile in color from greenish when wet purple upon drying and blond when sun-dried.   During the winter time the moss is sundried and it blond. Irish-moss is a super food that has been used in a range of products, including food, cosmetics, and traditional medicines. Its commonly used as a super food being that it has a rich source organic minerals, fiber, and bioactive compounds.The mucilage/gel found so abundantly in chondrus contains a kind of pectin which exists in ripe fruits and vegetable juices generally, and it is called carrageen, only a small percentage  of it is soluble in cold water but once it is heat or steeped in hot w