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Asparagopsis taxiformis
Also called Red Sea Plume
Supreme Limu is a red seaweed (red alga), not a land plant, found in tropical to warm temperate seas and grown as a food and feed crop. It is the Hawaiian limu kohu, used mainly as a condiment and valued for its strong iodine-like flavour.
Asparagopsis taxiformis (red sea plume or limu kohu), formerly A. sanfordiana, is a species of red algae, with cosmopolitan distribution in tropical to warm temperate waters. Researchers have demonstrated that feeding ruminants a diet containing 0.2% A. taxiformis seaweed reduced their methane emissions by nearly 99 percent.
Asparagopsis is one of the most popular types of limu. in the cuisine of Hawaii, it is principally a condiment. It is known as Limu kohu in the Hawaiian language, meaning "pleasing seaweed". Limu kohu has a bitter taste, somewhat reminiscent of iodine, and is a traditional ingredient in poke.
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