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  1. Department of Fisheries, College of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, 154, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazutosi Nisizawa

  2. Faculty of Fisheries, Mie University, 514, Tsu, Mie, Japan

    Hiroyuki Noda

  3. Tokai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory, 104, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan

    Ryo Kikuchi

  4. Tokushima Prefectural Food Research Institute, 770, Tokushima, Japan

    Tadaharu Watanabe

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Nisizawa, K., Noda, H., Kikuchi, R. et al. The main seaweed foods in Japan. Hydrobiologia 151, 5–29 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046102

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