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 Eucheuma Cottonii, the source of Kappa-Carrageenan. This picture shows various characteristic of Cottonii seaweed from various producing area in Indonesia.
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 Fresh seaweed just cropped out of the sea is dried under the sand ontop of tarpauline sheet or simply hang them with the nylon line and tie-tie still attached on them. Drying process could take up 3-4 days before the seaweed stock can be sacked and delivered to local collector.
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 Preparing the seedling. The seedling is made of fresh and good quality cottonii seaweed to make sure good quality crops
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After the drying process, the farmer cleans and sorts their seaweed stock. Even that the farmers have cleaned and sorted their seaweed stock, exporters are usually need to do re-cleaning and further drying to get the cleanliness and dryness required by manufacturers.
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 The seaweed is cultured using bottom-line method. In this kind of culture method the seaweed plantations are concealed under the sea during the high-tide.
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