Process Kelp for Sodium?

MycroftCanadaNS

Just curious if you will allow us to extract sodium from kelp we collect instead of picking up salt blocks?

[Sodium in Kelp]

At 186 milligrams of sodium per cup, raw kelp contains 12 percent of your daily sodium limit, even though it makes up less than 2 percent of the daily energy intake in a 2,000-calorie diet. For this reason, large servings of kelp should be consumed only occasionally. However, smaller portion sizes contribute only a modest amount to your daily sodium intake. A 2-tablespoon serving of raw kelp contains just 23 milligrams of sodium.

Nairit

Assuming ocean of Subnautica is a salt water one extracting sodium from kelp would seem counter productive,

Depending on sub-species kelp could contain up to 300 milligram per 100 g of kelp. Seawater on the average contains 1 g of sodium per 100g, that would be 1000 milligrams.

In addition extraction process is considerably cheaper with water

Finally however abundant the kelp might be the water it grows in is still more readily available.

MycroftCanadaNS

Hi Nairit.

Just thinking on another way to gather, and process salt outside of it just laying on the seabed. Makes more sense to process the kelp for the sodium, then use the salt to build the other items.

Cheers.

Nairit

I don't mind alternative way to get salt, extracting it from kelp though defies common sense and so breaks the immersion. It's like building at atmospheric moisture extractor in the torrential rain. Possible certainly, and it will work - rather more efficient than in the dry climates it's usually deployed in... but WHY?

MycroftCanadaNS

Nairit wrote: »

but WHY?

Why not?