Organic Spirulina

A major source of protein, iron, carotenoids, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, its high nutritional value will help you to recover your health.

Regarded as a “super food”, spirulina is a blue-green algae that we have known about for centuries. After harvesting, it is dried, taking on the form of a very fine, green powder.

When the Europeans landed in Mexico, they discovered that the Aztecs were eating a blue “mud” that they were drawing from lake Texcoco. This “mud”, known as tecuitlati, is in fact spirulina, a blue-green algae, which takes its name from its spiral shape.

Spirulina is a food with a low calorie content but a very high nutritional value. Its colour is therefore due to its phycocyanine content, the only natural blue pigment that can be used as a food colouring and to which is attributed a significant antioxidant activity and to the amount of chlorophyll it contains.

Spirulina contains carotenoids (for example beta-carotene), which are powerful antioxidants. It is also rich in iron and indeed other minerals. It also contains a very high level of vitamin B12 (three times that of the liver!). Spirulina has a low calorie content and is regarded as a “super food”. Its high iron content makes it a particularly significant food for all those suffering from anaemia, for example those who have adopted a vegetarian diet.

Several studies have shown that spirulina stimulates the immune system. Other effects can be attributed to it: it helps to regulate the level of blood lipids and, thus helps weight loss. What is more, it plays a part in detoxifying the body, fighting fatigue and more effectively combating stress. After an illness, it speeds up convalescence, enabling a more rapid recuperation.

It is a perfect supplement to a vegetarian diet.