Agroindustri Hasil Laut

Seaweed: industrial use 02

MOJIONO, S.TP, M.Si

Program Studi Teknologi Industri Pertanian
Fakultas Pertanian
Universitas Trunojoyo Madura
2020
 A guide to the
seaweed industry:
commercial
aspects, sources
of human food
and other uses.
 Introduction

What do you know about seaweed?

They are not seaweed, but seagrass

(lamun).
 Clasification

Broad groups based on pigmentation:

1 Brown
2 Red
3 Green
(Phaeophyceae) (Rhodophyceae) (Chlorophyceae)
Uses of Seaweed: an overview

Seaweed consumption
in China, Japan, South
Korea is the largest over
the world.
 Uses of Seaweed: an overview

§ China à the largest producer of edible seaweeds, harvesting about 5

million wet tonnes. Most seaweed is for kombu, made from brown
seaweed (Laminaria japonica).
§ Korea à grows about 800.000 wet tonnes, about 50% of this is for
wakame.
§ Japan production à about 600.00 wet tonnes, and 75% of this is for
nori, the thin dark seaweed wrapped around a rice ball in sushi.
§ Various seaweeds are used to produce three hydrocolloids: agar,
alginate, and carrageenan.
§ These hydrocolloids are water-soluble carbohydrate, and widely used
in food products as thickening agent and stabilizer.
 Seaweed-based foods (1)

Kombu à made from brown seaweed,

Laminaria Japonica.
 Seaweed-based foods (2)

Wakame ( ) à made from

Undaria pinnatifida seaweed.
 Seaweed-based foods (3)

Nori, or laver, is classified as a red

algae seaweed species that
comes from the genus Porphyra
(or Pyropia)
 Seaweed in Indonesia

An archipelago country, Indonesia is

endowed with a tremendous diversity
including in maritime sector. With 17.504
islands and coastline of 81.000 km,
Indonesia have a great potential as the
largest seaweed producers over the world.
Currently, with total of potential area for
seaweed cultivation 769.452 ha, only 50%
of this is utilized.
Top seaweed producers in Indonesia, 2013
(Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan)
Indonesian seaweed export by countries
(USD 000)

(BPS-Statistics Indonesia)
What are seaweed-based
foods in Indonesia?
Is it only for food?
Of course, not
 “Sargalizer”
Sargalizer, a fertilizer made from
brown seaweed, Sargassum sp. It
contains some growth hormones such
as auxin and giberelin.

Please visit
http://seaweed.undip.ac.id/sargalizer-pupuk-
produk-rumput-laut/ for further information.
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