KAPPAPHYCUS COTTONII (Weber-van Bosse) Doty
Eucheuma Cottonii
cottonii seaweed (price depend on season & quantity)
(dried)
price : USD 2.00 - USD 2.50 per kg (FOB Malaysia)
min. order : 50kg
capacity : +-10 ton per month

(processed, unsalted, salt removed)
price : USD 2.30 - USD 2.80 per kg (FOB Malaysia)
min. order : 50kg
capacity : +-10 ton per month

(processed, natural whitening)
price : USD 2.20 - USD 2.70 per kg (FOB Malaysia)
min. order : 50kg
capacity : +-10 ton per month

*fresh seaweed available on request.

INFORMATION/FACT
KAPPAPHYCUS COTTONII (Weber-van Bosse) Doty
Thallus forms large, crust-like formed by the fusion of prostrate branches, strongly attached to solid substrates by hapters arising from the under surface of the thallus. Another form consists of somewhat compressed irregular branches, attached to one another at certain portions by undefined haptera forming slightly amorphous fronds. Both forms have rough warty surfaces because of numerous short, blunt and stubby spines or tubercles. Cross section of the thallus shows a medulla composed of large rounded cells without a central core of rhizoidal cells.
This species grows on rocky or solid corally substrates near the reef edge exposed to very strong wave action.

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE
NATURAL PRODUCTS: Fatty acids; Fibre; Minerals: Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Pb, ash;Nitrogenous compound: Haloamine; Pigments: carotene, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll d, lutein , r-phycocyanin, r-phycoerythrin, zeaxanthin; Polysaccharides/ simple sugars: agar, kappa-carrageenan, floridean starch, funoran, furcellarin, galactan; Protein; Vitamins: C,riboflavin, thiamin.

APPLICATIONS: Animal feed: pet food; Binds heavy metal ions Cd and Pb; Fertilizer: foliar fertilizer; Human food; Industrial products and processes: air freshener, binder in cosmetic products, culture medium for horticulture laboratory, soil conditioner; Insect repellant; Medicine: cough.