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Algin was first discovered by Stanford in the early 1880's, and there is little doubt that the event was the beginning of a new era in the use of seaweeds.[…]Since Stanford discovered algin the name has been applied to a number of substances derived from alginic acid.
Source: wiktionary
All the algins are edible, but they pass unchanged through the alimentary tract and add no food value.
Source: wiktionary
Algin comprises about 10% of the dry weight of the kelps (Smith, 1955), and is mostly the salt of alginic acid.
Source: wiktionary
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