Irish Moss
Premium Super Food
saint lucian seamoss
Who We Are
Caribbean moss
CaribMoss is Saint Lucia’s first sustainable organic ocean farm. For many years, our families have been engaged in sustainable Irish Moss production albeit on a small scale. It is through this traditional knowledge we have developed a model of sustainability that can meet modern demand and climatic changes.
Saint Lucia is renowned for the world’s best Irish Moss or Seamoss as it is known locally. The island is ideally positioned in the Caribbean chain to receive the perfect balance of freshwater from the Orinoco and the nutrient-filled Atlantic Ocean. Coupled with the minerals from the volcanic island, Saint Lucia Seamoss is unmatched. Nestled between the lush mangrove of the east coast of Saint Lucia and Scorpion Island, our production area contains the cleanest waters found in the Caribbean. These waters contain the perfect mixture of ocean mineral and volcanic mineral runoffs to produce the best quality Irish Moss in the world. These waters are also protected by our domestic fisheries authorities and are recognized as one of the largest lobster hatcheries in the Eastern Caribbean.
Our farm is now the equivalent of an artificial reef providing habitat, shelter and food for many sea creatures especially our spiny lobsters. We aim to provide you with an honest superfood; sustainably harvested, local, edible Seamoss and to introduce these as an alternative food source that is healthy, nutritional, tasty and good for the environment.
Irish Moss Benefits
Help With Food Digestion
Like chia seeds, aloe, and okra, sea moss is a mucilaginous food. As gross as this sounds, its snotty texture makes it a great healing/soothing agent for mucus membranes in the body, including in the respiratory and digestive systems. According to some animal studies, sea moss can have a prebiotic effect during digestion. This means that it can increase beneficial short-chain fatty acids in the colon, get rid of bad bacteria in the gut, and improve overall gut health and immunity.
improve your thyroid function
Irish moss is full of different iodine compounds that your thyroid needs to healthily chug along. It contains DI-Iodothyronine, which is actually used to treat thyroid disorders. And it also contains high amounts of concentrated iodine, which your thyroid uses to make hormones that regulate your metabolism, digestion, mood, and more.
improves your energy levels
When it comes to capitalizing the energy stored in food, you need B vitamins. Sea moss contains a decent amount of riboflavin (B2) and folate (B9). Riboflavin is needed to break down proteins, carbs, and fats, while folate is needed to form DNA and other genetic material. When folate pairs up with B12, it also helps to create red blood cells.
boost your immunity
During cold and flu season, sea moss smoothies could become your go-to meal. It has potassium iodide, which is great for dissolving troublesome phlegm in clogged airways. It also rich in amino acids, vitamin C, antioxidants, as well as a host of antiviral and antimicrobial agents. These nutrients can help you to fight or ward off infections.
nourishes your skin
Because of its vitamin and mineral packed gelatin-like quality, many people use sea moss masks to soothe eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis and burns. Studies have found that citrulline–arginine, a compound found in Irish moss, can improve cell growth and metabolism. This compound also releases amino acids that are essential for protein and collagen synthesis. Collagen is the protein that maintains smooth skin and silky hair.
improves your emotional health
Sea moss has a bunch of magnesium and potassium, which are known mood boosters. Both minerals play a key role in brain function, and when we are low on either, we might feel crankier than usual. Some research indicates that sea moss may protect brain tissue from degeneration and Parkinson’s disease.
