| Spirulina is the oldest food on Earth, being | | | | natural Phenylalanine (not to be confused |
| the first plant life, unchanged for eons. It | | | | with the synthetic poison in artificial |
| is arguably the most nutritious plant life on | | | | sweeteners). It is 65 to 71 percent complete |
| Earth as well. | | | | protein, with all essential amino acids in |
| | | | perfect balance. In comparison, beef is only |
| A simple, one-cell organism - Green Algae - | | | | 22 percent protein. Spirulina has a |
| soaks up sunlight (solar energy) and converts | | | | photosynthetic conversion rate of 8 to 10 |
| it to Chlorophyll, at twice the strength | | | | percent, compared to only 3 percent in such |
| found in Wheatgrass or Green Barley. It also | | | | land-growing plants as soybeans. |
| contains very high concentrations of minerals | | | | |
| and trace elements, notably Iron. It is 58 | | | | In addition, Spirulina is one of the few |
| times richer in Bio-available Iron than | | | | plant sources of vitamin B12, usually found |
| Spinach. Spirulina is high in essential Amino | | | | only in animal tissues. A teaspoon of |
| Acids (an egg has all 8 Amino Acids, but | | | | Spirulina supplies 2 1/2 times the |
| Spirulina is even better than eggs). | | | | Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin B12 |
| | | | and contains over twice the amount of this |
| It is very rich in Vitamins, and in | | | | vitamin found in an equivalent serving of |
| Spirulina, they are all Bio-available, i.e., | | | | liver. It is highly recommended for |
| the body can absorb them all, unlike | | | | vegetarians. |
| synthetic Vitamins. Bioflavenoids provide the | | | | |
| Anti-oxidants, GLA and Arachidonic Acids - | | | | (This Article based mainly on a Lecture on |
| the Low Fats, and it is rich in easily | | | | Spirulina, by Dr Ranganath Nayak, Leadership |
| digestible Carbohydrates and Essential Fatty | | | | Seminar at Cidade de Goa Resort, Goa, India, |
| Acids. | | | | October 2005. Dr Nayak is an Oral and |
| | | | Maxillofacial Surgeon, as well as an expert |
| Its Proteins include Isoleucine (Growth, | | | | in Nutrition, Acupuncture and Traditional |
| Intelligence, Nitrogen equilibrium) and | | | | Chinese Medicine). |