Toasted seaweed-Yaki nori

Specifications

Product name: Yaki sushi nori, toasted seaweed, roasted seaweed

1.  Brief:

Nori is the Japanese name for edible seaweed species of the red alga genus Porphyra yezoensis and Porphyra tenera, called laver in Wales and other English-speaking countries though the popularity of sushi, either referring to the product as "nori" as the Japanese do, or simply as seaweed. Finished products are made by a shredding and rack-drying process that resembles papermaking.

2. Application: .

Nori is commonly used as a wrap for sushi and onigiri. It is also a garnish or flavoring in noodle preparations and soups. It is most typically toasted prior to consumption (yaki-nori in Japanese). A common secondary product is toasted and flavored nori (ajitsuke-nori in Japanese), in which a flavoring mixture is applied in combination with the toasting process. It is also eaten by making it into a soy sauce-flavored paste, nori no tsukudani.

Nori is sometimes used as a form of food decoration.

Since nori sheets easily absorb water from the air and degrade, a desiccant is indispensable when storing it.

3. Nutritional fact:

Nori is about a third protein and a third dietary fiber. It contains high proportions of iodine, carotene, vitamins A, B and C, as well as significant amounts of calcium and iron. While the nutritional value varies, one example of 100 g of dry yaki-nori contains: