Blue-green algae are among the most nutrient-rich foods on the planet.
The most commonly consumed types of blue-green algae are two varieties: Spirulina and AFA algae. Both are considered superfoods because of their high nutrient concentrations.
Blue-green algae contain a high concentration of nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and essential amino acids.
They are also rich in biologically active chlorophyll, protein, and phytonutrients. In addition, the algae's impressive nutritional content is easily absorbed.
It is an excellent food for vegans, vegetarians, people who exercise a lot, children - in fact, anyone who wants to add extra nutrients and color to their food.
It suits all kinds of diets, such as paleo, keto, LCHF, raw food, anti-inflammatory diets, rainbow diets, and more.
Our three favorites
1. Hawaiian Spirulina
The Hawaiian spirulina from Nutrex contains Spirulina Pacifica, which is rich in protein, vitamins such as A, K1, K2, and B12, minerals and trace elements, phytonutrients such as carotenoids (including beta-carotene), GLA, SOD, and phycocyanin, chlorophyll, and antioxidants.
Their Spirulina Pacifica is grown in freshwater ponds along the Kona Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii.
The fresh water comes from aquifers (the water is naturally filtered through lava rock), and they add about 5% deep ocean water (from a depth of 600 meters) to provide unique trace elements in the finished product.
Pure water produces a pure finished product, and you can taste the difference.
Nutrex Hawaii's Ocean Chill Drying™ method dries the spirulina in just 3-7 seconds and eliminates oxidation and damage to carotenoids, enzymes, and other nutrients. The method uses very cold, deep ocean water to provide moisture and uses less than one percent oxygen to preserve the phytonutrients.
2. Biosuperfood
BioSuperFood contains 4 types of microalgae: Spirulina Pacifica, Spirulina Plantensis, Dunaliella, and astaxanthin from Heomatoccoccus Pluvialis.
Astaxanthin is a unique pigment considered one of the most biologically active antioxidants. Dunaliella salina is a single-celled saltwater algae that is very rich in, among other things, beta-carotene.
Biosuperfood provides complete protein, including all essential amino acids, vitamins A, B, C, E and K, minerals and trace elements, enzymes, essential fatty acids, chlorophyll, phytonutrients, antioxidants, and carotenoids.
These algae were selected from thousands of ingredients tested by Dr. Kiriac* over many years of research aimed at finding a combination that could support everyone's health.
* BioNutrition, the manufacturer of Biosuperfood, was founded by Dr. Michael Kiriac after extensive research into algae and their nutritional and healing properties.
Dr. Kiriac is one of the world’s leading authorities on algal nutrition and has received many international awards and medals for his research and findings in algal nutrition and ecology.
BioSuperFoods algae are grown in Siberia under controlled conditions in glass tubes, completely protected from the atmosphere.
There, they pump spring water from a depth of 600 meters in volcanic soil containing 92 different trace elements, including selenium and bicarbonate, at an ideal temperature of 35-37 degrees, directly into the bioreactors without contact with the air.
The ideal environment for algae growth is therefore fully controlled and contains absolutely no environmental toxins. The algae are grown without fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics, growth hormones, or additives of any kind.
Despite this careful control, every batch is also tested for bacteria, pesticides, heavy metals, including radiation, and other environmental toxins.
3. E3AFA algae
E3Live produces a unique blue-green algae - AFA algae (Aphanizomenon flos-aquae), which provides a full spectrum of 65 readily available vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and amino acids. It also contains more biologically active chlorophyll than any other known food and is a source of a wide range of antioxidants.
They also contain high-quality protein, all the B vitamins, the blue pigment phycocyanin, and phenylethylamine “PEA,” which is also found in cocoa.
AFA algae are harvested from Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon, USA, which is naturally rich in trace elements. The algae are then filtered to preserve the most vital nutrients and further purified by centrifugation. They are then cooled and sold frozen or dried as a powder.
E3Live uses Refractance Window™ drying with circulating water at atmospheric pressure to transfer heat to the product being dried.
The moist product is applied to the upper surface of an infrared-transparent plastic conveyor belt that floats on the surface of the heated, circulating water. The water is continuously recirculated and heated so that the temperature is maintained as heat energy is transferred to the product.
Unlike hot-air dryers, which require several hours, or freeze dryers, which take between 12 and 72 hours, Refractance Window dryers take just 2 to 6 minutes to dry most products.
Refractance Window drying has significant advantages, as ingredients are exposed to much milder temperatures and the final products retain high levels of sensory qualities such as color, flavor, and aroma.
Factors that contribute to their quality include where and how they harvest, superior filtration and storage, and ongoing quality control and testing of all their products.
All of E3Live’s products are thoroughly tested by independent USDA-certified laboratories for food safety and sustainability, and undergo various other purity tests.
