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hijiki

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hi·ji·ki  (h-jk)
n. pl. hi·ji·kis
An edible seaweed with a strong flavor.

[Japanese.]


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To supplement possible trace mineral deficiencies, one need only add a small amount of a sea vegetable such as kelp, dulse, nori, kombu, wakame, arame, or hijiki (hiziki) to the daily diet.
Sea vegetables such as kombu or hijiki can serve as alternative iodine sources, but it is easy to get too much iodine from some sea vegetables.
Yet here, there is an enormous range of types and names: hijiki, nori, wakame, konbu, et cetera (and that's a big "et cetera").
 
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