Learn to Tell If Your Dry Sea Moss Is Rotten with These Tips

Changes in color, smell, and changes in physical characteristics are all crucial indicators that something is wrong with your dry sea moss. While each type has specific signs to look for, there are general characteristics they share. Here’s a helpful breakdown:

Color

As dry sea moss spoils, it turns a darker brownish-green color. Fresh sea moss is pinkish when fresh; when it goes wrong, that pink turns into a darker pink shade with brown hues. When you open new containers of sea moss for the first time, take pictures of the color to have a reference point for the future.

Coating

Shifting to sea moss gel for a bit, the top layer of its container can give you a clue as to whether or not it has expired. If it appears to have a grayish, watery look or a slimy coating on top, throw it away.

Mold

Green mold grows on dry sea moss and its gel form that has passed t\heir expiration date. That mold is typically A. fumigatus, P. chrysogenum, or C. cladosporioides, the three kinds of mold on expired foods that you should look for. These molds are often dark and dull green and might grow in circular patterns. Check your sea moss carefully for these molds, as they can be hard to notice when they first appear.

Botrytis blight, another type of mold, has a fuzzy, gray appearance. Usually, this mold appears on fruits and vegetables when they start to rot.

The light color makes it especially important to be careful and check your dry sea moss for signs of Botrytis blight. The first signs are discoloration and fuzzy areas. 

When it comes to sea moss powder, it will grow mold if kept in a humid area or exposed to water at any point. If the powder has begun to grow mold, it is likely to expire. If the powder has a mild smell, then you can use it to make your sea moss paint. Otherwise, throw away the powder for your safety.

The same can happen to sea moss capsules. So always store your dry sea moss and similar products in sealed containers and keep them in cool areas.

Smell

The "fishy" smell from your dry sea moss is the best possible indicator that something is off is the “fishy” smell coming from your dry sea moss.

Most sea moss (especially in gel form) may have a slight salt water smell, but it shouldn't smell overly fishy when fresh. If it doesn't smell right when you get it, do not use it. As it goes terrible, the fishy odor will be magnified.

Smell your dry sea moss and take note of the smell for a point of reference. When you detect the fishy odor, and it has been one month, or close to that point, it is time to throw it out.

Rotting dry sea moss can also emit a sour smell when it goes bad. If you've smelled milk go sour, spoilt sea moss has a similar scent. Throw it out!

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