Aaron Acevedo

Seaweed is a popular food around the world, providing new flavors and beneficial nutrients to dishes. However, seaweed can also expose consumers to heavy metals that accumulate in the fronds before harvest. Factors such as the species of seaweed or growing conditions can impact the essential minerals, nutrients, and nonessential or toxic heavy metals in a serving of seaweed. However, currently the balance of helpful versus potentially harmful compounds is largely unknown in most of the varieties…