Author: Diginfonews
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DigInfo - http://movie.diginfo.tvNori is often referred to as a "treasure" of the sea. This is edible seaweed of the genus Porphyra. Recently, the awareness of the nutritional value of vitamins and minerals has increased, and more and more people are becoming aware of the fact that there are certain foods that act to prevent various lifestyle diseases.Nori is a water-soluble food fiber that is composed of approximately 30 percent porphyrin.It is difficult for the human body to break down porphyrin because it is contained within hard cell walls. As a result, when people eat nori as a food it is normally difficult to absorb the porphyrin contained in the nori. In response to these circumstances, Togami Mfg. Co. put to use one of its proprietary technologies and succeeded in extracting valuable, high-purity porphyrin from nori from the Ariake sea.Porphyrin appears to have a number of health benefits that include immunostimulatory action, depressing blood sugar elevation, relieving constipation, inhibiting the growth of tumors, and preventing high blood pressure. Togami is moving forward to develop porphyrin products for the consumer market.