Dried vs roasted seaweed (nori)?

xxkenny90xx · Jun 14, 2019

Ok so this topic has come up on my local reef forum and someone mentioned that roasting nori takes away 90% of its nutritional value. I haven't found any evidence of that but could see how the heat may take away some of its nutritional value. I feed my fish both dried and roasted and they gobble it up no problem. I am looking for a real concrete answer on if roasted is no good, any nutrition experts out there? Thanks!

Saveafish · Jun 14, 2019

No no. Dried nori, the kind we eat in Sushi, is dried by roasting.. go figure right. Its not sun dried like you think. Nutrition stays in it. Just H2O is evaporated. Its not being boiled....

xxkenny90xx · Jun 14, 2019

Yes I understand that sushi seaweed is roasted, but does that significantly effect the nutritional value?

Saveafish · Jun 14, 2019

xxkenny90xx said:
Yes I understand that sushi seaweed is roasted, but does that significantly effect the nutritional value?

None. That's why so many feed nori and not the high dollar pre-packed for fish. Get the high dollar packed for fish, like Juili Sprung. Look at it side by side. Its the same thing. Just in a fancy fish foil pace with pretty reef pics on it.

AZRipp · Jun 14, 2019

You can purchase either dried or roasted. I don't know about the nutritional value loss, if any. I do know that at least for me the dried disintegrates/comes apart quicker than the roasted.

infinite0180 · Jun 14, 2019

Curious topic!

xxkenny90xx · Jun 14, 2019

Ah I see. I have bought roasted many times but I have also bought more expensive stuff that just says dried. Are you saying that it's all roasted? I've also seen toasted. Thanks for the quick reply by the way!

xxkenny90xx · Jun 14, 2019

Well so far we're leaning towards its all the same nutrition wise, anyway we can get some #reefsquad opinions on this one?

Ron Reefman · Jun 15, 2019

I'm not sure there is a sushi seaweed nutrition expert on the Reef Squad... LOL! Certainly not me! I buy my dried nori in bulk (by the case) from a shop in California and every scrap of it is for the fish!