Once our seaweed has been hand-harvested, it's time to dry and preserve it so it can become delicious Mara seasoning Moisture is removed from the seaweed through a drying process which preserves natural flavours and retains the essential vitamins and minerals of our superfood.  Once dry, it’s milled and sieved into an easy-to-use format for delivering health benefits when cooking and seasoning. The white powder which forms on dried seaweed is natural mineral salts, packed with flavour.

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