Taxonomy Rhodophyta
old name
Gelidiella acerosa f. minima
new name
Gelidiella acerosa
USE: Gelidiella acerosa f. minima
REFERENCES: Add to soups and stews or blanch and then add to pickles. Make it into a salad with tomatoes, onion, vinegar and salt. Boil with fruit juice or tomato juice to make jelly, strain and chill in a pan or mold. Used also for dessert preparations, and as food in India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Philippines. Used as a gelling agent to make jellies, calorie free cookery ingredient, valuable antioxidants for treating ROS mediated diseases and useful post-coital contraceptive.
