▪ It contains a whole spectrum of natural mixed carotene and xanthophyll phytopigments. Spirulina contains the highest amounts of chlorophyll, carotenoids and other plant pigments and colors that define green foods that makes it the most cost-effective of green foods.

▪ It is an excellent source of beta-carotene, vitamins, trace elements etc.
▪ It is world's richest natural source of protein, iron, vitamins, and minerals.

Spirulina is 100% natural, nontoxic and cholesterol-free. There are No known side effects of spirulina.

▪ It conforms to US FDA, Japanese and European Health Standards.
▪ It is consumed in its most natural form as no artificial flavours or colours are added in Spirulina products.

Thus it is an ideal food supplement that provides the body with the entire essential nutrients required daily, leaving you fresh, active and energetic through out the day. Researchers at NASA found it to be an excellent, compact space food for astronauts, as it is believed that 1 kg. of Spirulina is equivalent to 1000 kgs. of assorted vegetables. International health organizations have also summoned Spirulina as one of the "Greatest Super foods on Earth". Spirulina is being developed as the "food of the future" because of its amazing ability to synthesize high-quality concentrated food more efficiently than any other algae.

Benefits of Spirulina
Spirulina is an excellent natural food that contains vitamins, minerals and many other nutrients.
▪ It helps control obesity, heart diseases and arthritis.
▪ It helps protecting eyesight.
▪ It is natural source of anti oxidants that is a natural anti aging drug thus spirulina helps to stay young.
▪ It repairs body tissues and provides immunity and thus strengthens body's defense mechanism.
▪ It is world's richest natural source of GLA (Gamma-Linolenic Acid) that is rare essential fatty acid; it helps reducing cholesterol and benefits the heart.
▪ It is the only vegetable source of vitamin B12 and helps to calm nerves and fights stress.
As it contains many nutritious values along with iron it is good for treating anemia and malnutrition.
▪ It enhances the body's ability to generate new blood cells.
▪ It regulates and improves the activity of some important parts of the immune system like: the Bone Marrow Stem Cells, Macrophages, T-cells and anti-cancer Natural Killer cells.
▪ It also helps improve the functioning of spleen and thymus glands.
▪ It has also been observed by the scientists that Spirulina enhances the numeric growth of macrophages and they become activated and more effective at killing germs.
▪ It is a safe and natural food that provides intense nutritional support for optimum health and wellness.

Spirulina acts as a functional food, feeding beneficial intestinal flora, especially Lactobacillus and Bifidus. Maintaining a healthy population of these bacteria in the intestine reduces potential problems from opportunistic pathogens like E. coli and Candida albicans. Studies show when Spirulina is added to the diet, as it is beneficial for intestinal flora increase. Based on some researches, scientists hope the use of Spirulina and its extracts may reduce or prevent cancers and viral diseases. Bacterial or parasitic infections may be prevented or respond better to treatment and wound healing may improve. Symptoms of anemia, poisoning and immunodeficiency may be alleviated. Scientists in the USA, Japan, China, Russia, India and other countries are studying this remarkable food to unlock its potential. Research is also going on to determine its usefulness against AIDS and other killer diseases.

Nutrient contents of Spirulina
Proteins - 65% (includes Phycocyanin - 15%)
Lipids - 6% (includes GLA-1%)
Minerals - 8%
Carbohydrates - 15%
Vitamins - 0.75%
Beta Carotene - 0.20%
Xanthophylls - 0.25%
Chlorophyll -1%
Moisture -3.80%.

▪ It is the richest source of beta-carotene, an antioxidant which combats free radicals.
▪ It is claimed that 1 kg of spirulina is the equivalent of 1,000 kg of assorted vegetables.

About 10 gm of spirulina contain 6.6 gm of protein compared to milk that has only 0.32 gm.In addition,
▪ it has no bad cholesterol, has 18 of the 22 amino acids the body needs. Spirulina is 65 to 71 percent complete protein, with all essential amino acids in perfect balance. Spirulina is one of the few plant sources of vitamin B12, usually found only in animal tissues. A teaspoon of Spirulina supplies 21/2 times the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin B12 and contains over twice the amount of this vitamin found in an equivalent serving of liver. Spirulina also provides high concentrations of many other nutrients - amino acids, chelated minerals, pigmentations, rhamnose sugars (complex natural plant sugars), trace elements, enzymes - that are in an easily assimilable form. Spirulina contains a highly available form of iron.

▪ It is unusual to find plant-derived iron that is highly available. Absorption of iron by rats and humans has been found to be highly correlated. Spirulina fed rats absorbed iron more than or equal to rats fed iron from an iron supplement, ferrous sulfate. In comparison, absorption of iron from potatoes and whole wheat bread is about half of ferrous sulfate.
▪ It appears spirulina is a fairly concentrated source of available iron.

Vitamins
Spirulina contains vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (nicotinamide), B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (folic acid), B12 (cyanocobalamin), vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin. Several biological assays have been used to test for the presence of vitamin B12. Spirulina growers claim Spirulina to be a significant source of cobalamin Minerals.

Spirulina is a rich source of potassium, and also contains calcium, chromium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, sodium, and zinc.

Photosynthetic Pigments
Spirulina contains many pigments including chlorophyll-a, xanthophyll, beta-carotene, echinenone, myxoxanthophyll, zeaxanthin, canthaxanthin, diatoxanthin, hydroxyechinenone, beta-cryptoxanthin, oscillaxanthin, plus the phycobiliproteins c-phycocyanin and allophycocyanin

About Spirulina’s Product
Spirulina can be taken in form of Capsules, tablets, powder, biscuits, flakes and health drinks. Spirulina can also be applied externally as face pack.

If you have sensitive digestive systems it is advisable to drink sufficient water during the use of spirulina so that the spirulina intake does not create stomach blockages.

Spirulina can be taken in form of Capsules, tablets, powder, biscuits, flakes and health drinks. Spirulina can also be applied externally as face pack.

If you have sensitive digestive systems it is advisable to drink sufficient water during the use of spirulina so that the Spirulina intake does not create stomach blockages. Currently Spirulina is available ready to supply as:

How to take spirulina ?
Spirulina is a whole food. Spirulina is not to be mistaken as a vitamin or drug.

- A very common question is how much Spirulina should one take. Diet & Nutrition Advisor recommend daily intake of  1- 3 grams (1/2 teaspoon) of Spirulina as start up. For maintenance 3 grams (1 teaspoon) per day is recommended. To reach the optimum one is advised to take 3 grams (1 teaspoon) 3 times daily. It should be mentioned that over consuming or overdose does not have any negative effect.

- As powder Spirulina can be added to lunch, dinner, curds or salad, whatever one feels like. However it should be avoided to cook Spirulina as a lot of nutrients (esp. vitamins) get lost (which also happens with other vegetables too while cooking) so it is advisable to mix or sprinkle the Spirulina powder over the already cooked food.

- Nutrition Experts tip: Spirulina is taken best well stirred with fresh lemon juice or Syrup. Spirulina has a lot but not vitamin C. Vitamin C of lemon Juice makes it complete diet and as well help body to absorb the nutrients. If taken in powder Form it is best to take during or after the breakfast.  

- Some people may not like the taste of Spirulina Powder. They are recommended to start with 6 capsules of 500 mg. daily and than gradually increase the quantity up to 12 capsules in a day.

- People who are light sleepers or have difficulty to have sound sleep are advised to take Spirulina before evening and not in late hours as otherwise its energizing effects may affect the sleeping habits.

For those who may not like the taste  - Spirulina may soon be available in candy form also. For Further details about cost and packing please contact us.

▪ It is believed to be the first form of plant life on earth; nearly 3.5 billion years old and was a part of man's early diet.
▪ It was rediscovered in the 1960's and since then the scientists around the world have extensively tested Spirulina.
▪ It is a simple, one-celled form of algae found in warm water alkaline volcanic lakes.
▪ It possesses an amazing ability to thrive in conditions much too harsh for other algae.
▪ It has a highly unusual nutritional profile.
▪ It has a soft cell wall made of complex sugars and protein and unlike most other algae it is easily digested. Today it is cultivated in scientifically designed algae farms and consumed by millions of people worldwide.

Some interesting facts about Spirulina
Spirulina is a single-celled alga but unlike such other organism it is relatively large and can attain sizes up to 0.5 millimeters in length. This is about 100 times the size of most other algae. This characteristic of Spirulina provides it such a large sizes that some individual Spirulina cells becomes visible to the naked eye also.

Spirulina cells also have the prolific reproductive capacity; these cells are inclined to adhere in colonies that turn Spirulina into a large and easily gathered plant mass. The other unique feature of Spirulina that set it apart from other algae is that it is a "nuclear plant" meaning it is on the developmental cusp between plants and animals. It is considered somewhat above plants because it does not have the hard cellulose membranes characteristic of plant cells, nor does it have a well-defined nucleus. Yet its metabolic system is based on photosynthesis, a process of direct food energy production utilizing sunlight and chlorophyll, which is typical of plant life forms. In essence, Spirulina belongs to that cluster of organism which represents the era of evolutionary development where plant and animal kingdoms differentiated.

Facts about the growth and production of Spirulina
Spirulina is naturally found in lakes and ponds high in alkaline content, but it is now cultivated in special algae farms using pure water.

Spirulina is abstractedly related to the kelp algae but it is not a sea plant. It grows in the fresh-water ponds and lakes that are notably saltier (in the range of 8 to 11 pH than ordinary lakes) where any other forms of microorganisms cannot sustain.

Spirulina flourishes in very warm waters of 32 to 45 degrees C (approximately 85 to 112 degrees F), and has even survived in temperatures of 60 degrees C (140 degrees F).

Its photosynthetic conversion rate is much higher than any land-growing plants. Spirulina has photosynthetic conversion rate of 8 to 10 percent, whereas the land- growing plant such as soybeans has rate of only 3 percent. There are also certain desert-adapted species of Spirulina that can survive in temperature as high as 70 degrees Centigrade (160 degrees F). In such high temperature the pond habitats evaporate and dried to a dormant state and the naturally blue-green algae turns a frosted white in such. It also develops a sweet flavor under such condition as its 71 percent protein structure transformed into polysaccharide sugars by the heat. Spirulina grows in very hot and alkaline environments and this ability provides it a very hygienic status. No other organisms can survive to pollute the waters in which this alga thrives. It is one of the cleanest and most naturally sterile foods found in nature, as it is free of any "germs" and "scum" that are usually associated with algae. The other advantage of its adaptation to heat is that it retains its nutritional value during processing even at very high temperatures. This quality of Spirulina increases its shelf life because unlike many other plant foods it does not deteriorate at high temperatures. Current world production of Spirulina for human consumption is more than one thousand metric tons annually. More & more countries are planning production as they realize it is a valuable strategic resource.