Giant Kelp
New Zealand's richest natural source of iodine
ABOUT
NZ Kelp harvests Giant Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera
organically from Akaroa Harbour under Quota Management System (QMS)
VALERE OR ZELP?
NZ Kelp produce
For Agricultural &
Horticultural Use
Our food grade product
All of our Valére and Zelp kelp is
Fresh – Our Kelp is hand gathered fresh from live plants in New Zealand’s clean waters.
Nutrient rich – New Zealand’s richest natural source of Iodine & contains over 29 trace elements.
Traceable – We can tell you where & when your batch of kelp was harvested & who harvested it. We could even tell you what the weather was like on the day!
Sustainable – NZ Giant Kelp is sustainably managed under New Zealand’s world renown Quota Management System (QMS)
Certified Organic – All of our products are fully certified organic with AsureQuality.
OCEAN HARVESTING & SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
The pure ocean waters of New Zealand flow through the throngs of Giant Kelp, providing nutrients to our fastest growing plant Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp).
This is a plant capable of growing in the high energy surf zone, battling the crashing waves and the ebb and flow of the tide - a truly fascinating story.
The journey starts with microscopic kelp spores floating around the ocean before attaching to a rock that enables them to soak up energy from the sun and grow skywards whilst feeding on the sea's natural bounty.
NZ Kelp is freshly hand gathered straight from the ocean. Nothing is added and only water is removed through air drying and gentle dehumidification. We don't de-nature our kelp's quality by fast drying.
Giant Kelp is now within the New Zealand quota Management system. Every piece of NZ Kelp can be traced back to the area it was harvested from.
NUTRIENT RICH
Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) contains 29 trace elements, is a good source of iodine and has three times the potassium content compared to sodium.
Being very rich, only small amounts are required so just a little goes a long way compared with other kelp/seaweed varieties.
Being bathed in the ocean and simply dried after harvesting, NZ Kelp retains all the nutritional advantages from the goodness of the plant combined with natural sea water.
OUR VISION
A future where the health of the environment is only surpassed by the health of its inhabitants.
OUR MISSION
To use kelp to benefit humanity