Okinawa Aosa (Sea Lettuce) Dried Seaweed

Okinawa Aosa (沖縄あおさ) — dried Ulva sea lettuce · Okinawa, Japan
Fresh & Specialty Seaweed Snack Ambient Growing export

Dried Okinawan aosa (Ulva sea lettuce) — a fragrant green seaweed for miso soup, tempura and rice — naturally rich in minerals and fiber, sold dried for global retail and food-service.

The supplierOkinawa is Japan's main aosa-producing region with coastal cultivation and drying for domestic and export use.
Why it sells abroadDistinctive fragrant Okinawan green seaweed with mineral/fiber health appeal; lightweight ambient shipping

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsHACCP at processor (industry norm, not maker-verified). Okinawa is Japan's principal aosa (Ulva) production region (confirmed by category sourcing).
Pack formatsRetail dried bags (e.g. 25g/50g); bulk cases. Dried aosa retail bags confirmed (market).
Shelf lifeAmbient ~12 months (dried) typical.
StorageCool dry ambient, sealed.
Minimum orderTypical: case lots
Lead timeTypical: from dried stock
CapacityHarvest winter-spring; dried supply year-round
Container loadTypical: ambient LCL/FCL
PricingTypical: mid-premium sea-vegetable pricing
OEM / private labelPrivate-label dried seaweed plausible (category-common) but not verified per named processor. Keep unverified.
Wholesale & MOQTypical: retail bags; bulk dried cases
Key exporters & distributorsOkinawa seaweed processors, Japanese-food distributors
Export regulationDried sea vegetable: food-safety/labeling per market; heavy-metal (cadmium/arsenic) testing in some markets; allergen N/A typically. Not phytosanitary (processed/dried).
Market demandGrowing health-food sea-vegetable demand
How to source itOkinawa cultivator/processor -> distributor -> overseas retail/food-service. (Note: some market aosa is Kagoshima/imported; Okinawa-specific maker not pinned.)
Verified sourceshttps://int.japanesetaste.com/products/aosa-dried-edible-algae-seaweed-japanese-sea-lettuce-50g (dried aosa sea lettuce retail product); https://www.amazon.com/Ohmoriya-lettuce-seaweed-Okonomiyaki-Yakisoba/dp/B07JM68D3X (dried aosa sea lettuce 25g retail)
MakerOkinawa aosa cultivators/processors
OriginOkinawa, Japan
CategoryFresh & Specialty / Seaweed Snack
Available inWorldwide
HandlingAmbient
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code1212.21
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