Sea moss is an incredible gift from nature. Irish moss is Chondrus crispus; our wildcrafted Saint Lucian raw sea moss and gel use Eucheuma cottonii. These edible red seaweeds bring naturally occurring minerals and vitamins and are a wonderful addition to your daily routine.
When turned into plain gel or powder, sea moss has a light flavor that blends easily with foods or drinks. Sea moss itself is vegan and dairy-free, while the finished drink depends on the ingredients you choose. Our Mango Pineapple Gel adds a delicious tropical touch with just 10 calories per 2-tablespoon serving!
Whether you’re exploring nutrition for weight management, diabetes, immune health, skin appearance, or simply overall health and wellness, a sea moss drink is an enjoyable place to start. For our Mango Pineapple Gel, follow the convenient two-tablespoon (30 g) daily serving. Choose your other drink ingredients to suit your goals, and keep your prescribed care in place if you manage a health condition.
A tasty and healthy way to do so is to have sea moss drinks. Sea moss drinks are very simple to make. Because sea moss gel and powder mix well into beverages, you can add them to your favorite drinks. Stir well or use a blender for a smooth texture. Plain gel brings a mild taste, while fruit gel adds its own flavor.
Learn how to incorporate sea moss into your drinks, smoothies, juices, lemonades, teas, and coffees, or make your own sea moss water.
Sea moss smoothies
Smoothies are probably the most popular sea moss drinks. They are healthy, nutritious beverages with great health benefits. They're usually made with a liquid base (fruit juice, milk, yogurt, or other) and fruits, vegetables, or cereals pureed together in a blender.
Besides being super tasty, smoothies made with whole fruits and vegetables bring fiber and vitamins and contribute to your daily fruit and vegetable intake. In addition, these drinks are an excellent base for consuming food supplements like sea moss.
Sea moss gel is the most convenient form for smoothies, although you can also use food-grade sea moss powder or cleaned, soaked raw sea moss if you like the taste of it. Follow the preparation and serving directions for the form you choose.
Tropical sea moss smoothie drink recipe
Makes 6 small servings. The ¾ cup of gel is 12 tablespoons, so dividing the batch into six portions gives 2 tablespoons per portion. Keep the original tropical ingredients below, and share the goodness! Refrigerate any remaining portions promptly.
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup Organics Nature’s Mango Pineapple Sea Moss Gel (or a plain gel if preferred)
- 2 cups frozen mango cubes
- 1 cup frozen pineapple cubes
- 1 cup coconut milk
- Toasted coconut for garnish (optional)
Instructions:
- Add all the ingredients to a blender
- Blend until smooth
- Pour in a glass
- Add toasted coconut on top if desired
- Enjoy!
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Sea Moss Tea
Having a nice cup of tea is another excellent way to reap the health benefits of Irish moss. Like smoothies, you can easily add other nutritional ingredients like green tea, spices, ginger, and others.
There are two ways to make sea moss tea: with sea moss gel or dehydrated raw sea moss.
Tea with sea moss gel
Adding sea moss gel to your usual tea is the easiest way to make sea moss tea. All you need is water and sea moss gel! Stir the gel into freshly brewed tea after taking it off the heat. Minerals tolerate ordinary cooking heat; some heat-sensitive vitamins can change with prolonged heating, so a gentle final stir is a handy way to enjoy your gel.
Ingredients:
- Water
- Sea moss gel
Instructions:
- Bring water to a boil
- Pour into your favorite cup of tea
- Add 1 part of sea moss gel for every 4 parts of water: for example, 2 tbsp gel with 8 tbsp water makes one small, rich serving. Add more brewed tea if you prefer a larger cup.
- Mix well until the gel is evenly blended
- Enjoy!
A plain gel tea has a gentle flavor, while Mango Pineapple Gel adds tropical notes. Be creative! Combine with your preferred tea bags, spices, and seasonings for a blend that tastes good to you. Count the gel in your tea toward your daily serving.
How to make sea moss tea bags
It takes a bit more time and dedication, but making sea moss tea bags with dehydrated alga lets you enjoy sea moss in its whole, minimally processed form. The warm infusion combines seaweed with aromatic herbs for a slightly thick, comforting cup. A lovely alternative for anyone who enjoys blending their own teas!
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The following sea moss tea bags recipe is adapted from Farmhouse Teas’ sea moss tea recipe, with burdock root added. The proportions make a dry blend to divide into tea bags, rather than one oversized serving.
For a blend that suits you, check the herbs as well as the sea moss. Licorice root can affect blood pressure and potassium and interact with medicines. Choose a licorice-free blend and ask your clinician about the remaining herbs if you have high blood pressure, heart or kidney disease, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or take medication. Use culinary star anise from a reputable food supplier.
Ingredients:
- 1 part cut dried wildcrafted sea moss
- 1 part burdock root
- 1 part cut licorice root
- 1 part cinnamon chips
- ¼ part ginger
- 1/16-part black pepper
- 1/16-part of star anise seed
Instructions:
- In a bowl, mix all the ingredients evenly
- Put about 1 tsp of the blended mixture into each small tea bag; use food-grade herbs and follow any ingredient-specific directions
- Bring water to a boil
- Pour 6–8 oz boiling water into your cup
- Add a sea moss tea bag
- Let infuse for about 10 minutes
- Enjoy!
Organics' Nature Sun Dried Wildcrafted Sea Moss
Sea Moss Juice & Lemonade Drinks
While smoothies can be quite filling, fresh juices or lemonades are great sea moss drinks if you’re thirsty rather than hungry. A lighter recipe can have fewer calories than a rich smoothie; the juice, milk, fruit, and sweeteners you choose make the difference. Pick whole-fruit smoothies for more fiber, or a refreshing juice or lemonade when that’s what you fancy.
Sea moss juices and lemonades are refreshing and extremely easy to make in no time to enjoy by the pool on a hot summer day!
Here are some inspirational recipes for you:
Sea moss juice recipe
Sea moss juice is the easiest of all sea moss drinks! All you need is your favorite fruit juice and 2 tbsp sea moss gel.
Sea moss is a natural ingredient, and a little goes a long way in a drink. You can enjoy it regularly while sticking to the recommended serving for your product. For our Mango Pineapple Gel, that’s 2 tbsp (30 g) daily, including gel added to any other meals or drinks that day.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of your favorite fruit juice (store-bought or freshly made)
- 2 tbsp of Organics Nature’s Mango Pineapple Sea Moss Gel (or a plain gel if preferred)
- Ice (optional)
Instructions:
- Pour yourself a glass of your favorite fruit juice
- Add sea moss gel
- Stir or blend until the gel is evenly mixed
- Add ice (optional)
- Enjoy!
Sea moss is a seaweed. When raw, it can have an intense taste. However, well-prepared plain gel has a mild flavor that blends easily into drinks. You can add it to juice flavors like orange, pineapple, prepared elderberry juice, apple, or mango. Our Mango Pineapple Gel brings an extra splash of tropical flavor!
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Sea moss lemonade recipe
Sea moss lemonade is very popular, especially during the hot summer days! It’s refreshing and easy to make lighter by choosing unsweetened or lightly sweetened lemonade. Citrus juice brings vitamin C, which supports normal immune function, and sea moss adds its own minerals and texture. The best tonic combo for a bright, refreshing drink!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of lemonade (store-bought or freshly made)
- 2 tbsp of plain sea moss gel, or Mango Pineapple Gel for a tropical twist
- Ice (optional)
Instructions:
- Pour yourself a glass of lemonade
- Add sea moss gel
- Stir or blend until the gel is evenly mixed
- Add ice (optional)
- Enjoy!
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Sea Moss Drinking Water
Sea moss water is water that has been infused with sea moss. That’s it! There are no other ingredients to it. It may seem too basic to be good, but sea moss water is a fantastic drink for health.
When soaked in water, dry sea moss can release some soluble minerals into the water, along with its natural thickening components. It makes an interesting infusion and another way to enjoy hydration. Sea moss itself contains minerals such as iodine, calcium, potassium, and magnesium; how much enters your cup depends on the seaweed and preparation.
This natural drink appeals to readers exploring weight-management nutrition, diabetes-friendly food choices, digestive wellness, immune health, skin, hair, and nail care. Enjoy it as part of a varied diet and a hydration routine. If you have a thyroid condition or need to manage iodine intake, choose a sea moss serving with your clinician’s guidance.
You can drink pure sea moss water alone. But if you don't like the taste of it, you can use it as a base for other drinks like smoothies or teas or mix it with fruit juices, for example. Some people even use it to water plants!
How to make sea moss water
Making sea moss water at home is very simple. All you need is food-grade wildcrafted sea moss and clean drinking water. We like spring water for its taste and mineral content; filtered tap water is another convenient choice. Clean equipment and cold storage help keep your infusion fresh.
Instructions:
- Thoroughly rinse the dried wildcrafted sea moss under clean running water to remove salt and debris. Discard that rinse water.
- Put the rinsed sea moss in a clean, covered food container with fresh drinking water and soak overnight (6–12 hours) in the refrigerator at 40°F (4°C) or below. Use the package’s preparation directions for the amount of dry sea moss; a dry weight and a spoonful of prepared gel are different measures.
- In the morning, strain out the sea moss with a clean strainer, keeping the infusion chilled. You can prepare the soaked sea moss into gel according to our gel-making guide.
- That’s it!
- Enjoy the freshly prepared infusion or use it as a base for other sea moss drinks. Keep it refrigerated and make small batches. Discard it if its storage history is uncertain or it shows spoilage; don’t taste-test a questionable batch.
Our gel-making guide gives you a convenient way to use the soaked sea moss, and FDA food-storage guidance explains careful refrigeration. For an easy, measured daily serving, you can also simply stir 2 tbsp of our ready-made gel into water.
Sea Moss Hot Drinks
You can add sea moss to hot drinks like tea, coffee, hot chocolate, or even soup. Stir gel or powder into the finished warm drink. Ordinary cooking heat doesn’t destroy minerals, while gentle heating helps preserve heat-sensitive ingredients and your preferred texture.
Can you put sea moss in coffee?
You can put sea moss in coffee. It’s a healthy way to enhance your morning coffee and give it some nutritional importance. Besides, coffee with sea moss tastes delicious!
You can use sea moss gel or food-grade sea moss powder to make coffee. Add 2 tablespoons of our gel, or the labeled serving of your powder, to your cup of coffee and stir or whisk until evenly mixed. The gel can slightly thicken your coffee; powders may also affect texture depending on their ingredients. Our Vanilla Caramel Collagen and Sea Moss Powder brings a delicious flavored option—use its 12.5 g scoop serving. It contains animal-derived collagen, so choose sea moss gel for a vegan drink.
You can also make coffee with sea moss water instead of regular water.
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Sea moss hot chocolate
Sea moss hot chocolate is the perfect winter drink for a warming, comforting treat. It’s a delicious way to enjoy sea moss during cold and flu season as part of your everyday wellness routine!
Check out our three favorite sea moss hot chocolate recipes here: a white hot chocolate, a milky hot chocolate, and a spicy Mexican one!
Sea moss is so easy to incorporate into foods and drinks that it offers infinite possibilities to enhance your cooking nutritionally. It’s the perfect opportunity to get super creative in the kitchen!
What’s your favorite sea moss drink?