Ripley, Tennessee. Ripley is a city in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. The population was 7,844 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County. The current mayor is Maurice Gaines.
Each type of seaweed is rich in its own unique set of nutrients: 1  Nori seaweed has the highest amount of protein compared to the other types. 2  Wakame has the highest amount of calcium. 3  Sea Lettuce is very high in iron. 4  Hijiki is high in calcium and fiber.
Seaweed refers to several species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae that live near the seabed (benthic). The term includes some members of the red, brown, and green algae.Seaweeds can also be classified by use (as food, medicine, fertilizer, filtration, industrial, etc.).The study of seaweed is known as phycology.eaweed has a variety of purposes, for which it is farmed or foraged from the wild. At the beginning of 2011, Indonesia produced 3 million tonnes of seaweed and surpassed the Philippines as the world's largest seaweed producer. By 2011, the production was estimated to have reached 10 million tonnes.