Table 1.

The common geographical location of the three Salicornia species and their health benefits. Adapted from ref. [7].

Salicornia Species	Common Name	Location	Nutritional Features and Compositions	Health Benefits	References
S. bigelovii	Dwarf saltwort	USA, Mexico	β-carotene (15.9 mg/100 g). polyphenols (1.2 GAE/g) Na (30.4 g/kg), Cl (45.8 g/kg), K (13.2 g/kg)	protective effects on cardiovascular diseases, hypertension	[24,103]
S. herbacea	Dwarf glasswort	South Korea	presence of tungtungmadic acid, quercetin	protective effects on diabetes, hepatitis, gastro-enteritis	[20,76,104,105]
S. brachiata	Umari keerai	India	high cysteine and methionine	antioxidant effects, immune booster	[54,106]