Chondrus Crispus a.k.a. Irish Moss is a cold water algae that naturally grows along the shores of the Northern Atlantic Ocean. It is a seaweed famous is in the holistic and scientific world for its nutrient composition with it’s most well studied molecule being its fiber, carrageenan. Despite popular opinion Irish Moss does not have 92 minerals however, it is extremely mineral rich. This species of sea moss has attributes outside of the minerals that make it nutritious such as the pigments, amino acids, fiber and other antioxidant molecules. This algae may very well be the best seaweed to deal with metabolic health. This is for several reasons, the main one being this seaweed is the richest in phosphorus, which allows for proper metabolic function.