![]() ![]() Let us continue to protect our seas from pollution and illegal fishing so that we can enjoy these food sources from nature. This food is rich in iodine, calcium, vitamins, and minerals. Guso, as salad, can be eaten raw or slightly boiled and mixed in vinegar or the native suka-tuba plus other spices. Eucheuma, commonly known as gusô (/ u s /), is a rhodophyte seaweed that may vary in color (red, brown, and green). They are sulfur-like to spicy in flavor, due to their protein, mineral and vitamin contents. Most seaweed is in shades of mild-brown to deep-red. The body doesn’t make iodine on its own, so you need to get it from food sources or. There are thousands of varieties of seaweed. Seaweed is an excellent source of iodine, a vital trace mineral that plays a critical role in thyroid health. Seaweed is derived from large sea plants, particularly those that occupy Asian and British waters. Guso is exported to other countries as a source of Carrageenan, a gelatin-like extract used as a thickener, emulsifier, and stabilizer in food, beverages, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Marcus MS, RD, LD, CNS, FADA, in Culinary Nutrition, 2013 Seaweed. Its culture period usually takes 30-45 days. From small-scale farming, the industry has had enormous growth through the years and has expanded to neighboring coastal towns like Getafe with much success as this added to the income of fishermen.ĭepending on the location, the season for planting and harvesting seaweed varies, with some areas operating year-round, while others consider weather disturbances, diseases, water temperature, and salinity. In Bohol, guso are farmed for commercial purposes and food consumption particularly in Hingotanan, Bien Unido, Bohol since 1973. They have complex body structures that are anchored to rocks and corals with their rootlike “holdfasts” and their branched filaments. ![]() ![]() Seaweeds are an important food source for jellyfishes, crustaceans, sea turtles, and more, including humans. The Eucheuma cottonii belongs to the red algae (Rhodophyta) and grows in shallow reefs along rocky shorelines in tropical waters. Seaweeds are members of the marine algae family Protista. Today’s Marine Monday, your National Museum Bohol presents this nutritious food source from our marine ecosystem, the Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii) locally called Guso. For the seaweed salad dressing, add vinegar, oil, soy sauce, sugar, and ginger juice to a small bowl. ![]()
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