name: Irish Moss

flavor_db_name_variants: irish moss

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Irish moss

id: 382

name_scientific: Chondrus crispus

description: Chondrus crispus ? commonly called Irish moss or carrageen moss (Irish carraigín, "little rock") ? is a species of red algae which grows abundantly along the rocky parts of the Atlantic coast of Europe and North America. In its fresh condition this protist is soft and cartilaginous, varying in color from a greenish-yellow, through red, to a dark purple or purplish-brown. The principal constituent is a mucilaginous body, made of the polysaccharide carrageenan which comprises about 55% by weight. The organism also consists of nearly 10% protein and about 15% mineral matter, and is rich in iodine and sulfur. When softened in water it has a sea-like odour and because of the abundant cell wall polysaccharides it will form a jelly when boiled, containing from 20 to 100 times its weight of water.

itis_id: 12092

wikipedia_id: Chondrus_crispus

picture_file_name: 387.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 150815

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:41:13.000Z

legacy_id: 414

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Seaweed

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:38.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:24.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 2769

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00382