Spirulina - Certified Organic
(Spirulina platensis or Arthrospira platensis)
Benefits of Spirulina: Highest source of plant protein, builds immunity, improves haemoglobin level, provides energy, heart healthy
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Spirulina is a 100% natural all-in-one super nutrient that is derived from a an algae which grows in fresh water ponds. The name Spirulina is derived from its spiral-shape, which can be seen under a microscope. Spirulina is 65 to 71 percent complete protein, with all essential amino acids in perfect balance. In comparison, beef is only 22 percent protein. 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 Since the ancient times, it has been mankind's most powerful source of nutrition. Spirulina provides protein, iron, vitamins, minerals and most of the essential micro-nutrients, many of which you may miss in your diet due to irregular eating habits, hectic lifestyle or lack of proper dietary knowledge.
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Parry's Organic Spirulina
100 Capsules per Bottle ; 500mg per capsule (Pure Herb Extract)
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Spirulina being a single natural source of vital nutrients caters to the nutritional imbalance common to individuals of all age groups and keeps them energetic and active throughout the day. Spirulina is one of the few plant sources of vitamin B12, usually found only in animal tissues. A teaspoon of Spirulina supplies 2 1/2 times the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin B12.
Pure Organic Spirulina from Parry's
Parry's Spirulina is certified organic. It has received US Pharmacopeia authorization allowing the use of 'USP Ingredient Verified Mark' on Spirulina powder. Parry's Organic Spirulina is certified by IFOAM Standards, ECOCERT, France and by the Institut of Markokologie (IMO), Switzerland as per USDA NOP.
Benefits of Spirulina
- Spirulina builds immunity
- Spirulina maintains a healthy heart
- Spirulina promotes healthy skin
- Spirulina supports normal haemoglobin level in blood
- Spirulina helps fight daily fatigue and stress
- Spirulina keeps you active and energetic
- Spirulina promotes normal blood pressure levels and water balance
- Spirulina supports normal blood glucose levels
Benefits of Spirulina for children and young adults
Spirulina is the richest source of protein and provides 18 out of 22 amino acids that the body needs for normal growth and development.
Spirulina through its range of B- Vitamins strengthens the immune system and builds resistance against diseases. The natural beta carotene (pro Vitamin A) in Spirulina helps maintain normal and healthy eyesight.
Spirulina provides iron in a form that is easily absorbed. It helps maintain an optimum level of haemoglobin in the blood.
Benefits of Spirulina for adults
Spirulina is the best natural source for antioxidants like carotenoids, vitamin E, zinc and selenium, that help fight against free radicals, and also slow down the ageing process.
Spirulina being the richest vegetarian source of vitamin B-12 helps reduce physical and mental stress.
Benefits of Spirulina for Seniors
GLA in Spirulina promotes normal cholesterol levels, keeps the heart healthy and reduces age related effects. It also balances the various hormonal functions to improve energy utilization and all-round health.
Medical conditions supported by Spirulina
Convalescing people with a disease or deficiency who, need additional nutritional supplementation, to support early recovery or to build lost immunity.
Directions for taking Spirulina
Two capsules a day, you may take both the capsules together along with water or fruit juice, preferably at breakfast Noticeable differences can be experienced within 2 to 3 weeks
Spirulina Facts:
Botanical Name : : Spirulina platensis or Arthrospira platensis
Family Name: : COMBRETACEAE
Common Name: : Spirulina
It is a planktonic blue-green algae found in warm water alkaline volcanic lakes. Spirulina is single celled and is about 0.5 millimeters in length. It possesses an amazing ability to thrive in conditions much too harsh for other algae. This ability of Spirulina to grow in hot and alkaline environments ensures its hygienic status, as no other organisms can survive to pollute the waters in which this algae thrives. Spirulina is in fact one of the cleanest, most naturally sterile foods found in nature. Its adaptation to heat also assures that Spirulina retains its nutritional value when subject to high temperatures during processing and shelf storage, unlike many plant foods that rapidly deteriorate at high temperatures.
Spirulina does not have hard cellulose membranes like plant cells or a well defined nucleus yet its metabolic system is based on photosynthesis and in fact has a photosynthetic conversion rate of 8 to 10 percent, compared to only 3 percent in such land-growing plants as soybeans
COMPARATIVE NUTRITIONAL VALUES
| PROTEIN CONTENT (g per 100g) |
Eggs
Milk
Soyabean
Pulses (Black Gram)
Spirulina
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13.3
4.3
43.2
24.0
55.0 |
| BETA-CAROTENE (mcg per 100g) |
Carrots
Spinach
Mango
Spirulina
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1890
5580
2740
190000 |
| VITAMIN B-12 (mcg per 100g) |
Milk
Spirulina
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0.60
5 |
| IRON (mg per 100g) |
Soyabean
Spinach
Spirulina
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11.5
10.9
32 |
* Source : National Institute of Nutrition (1980) Nutritive Value of Indian Foods.
Spirulina Research and Clinical Studies
Several studies show Spirulina or its extracts can prevent or inhibit cancers in humans and animals. Some common forms of cancer are thought to be a result of damaged cell DNA running amok, causing uncontrolled cell growth. Cellular biologists have defined a system of special enzymes called Endonuclease which repair damaged DNA to keep cells alive and healthy. When these enzymes are deactivated by radiation or toxins, errors in DNA go unrepaired and, cancer may develop. In vitro studies suggest the unique polysaccharides of Spirulina enhance cell nucleus enzyme activity and DNA repair synthesis. This may be why several scientific studies, observing human tobacco users and experimental cancers in animals, report high levels of suppression of several important types of cancer. The subjects were fed either whole Spirulina or treated with its water
In April 1996, scientists from the Laboratory of Viral Pathogenesis, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Earthrise Farms, Calipatria, California, announced on-going research, saying "Water extract of Spirulina platensis inhibits HIV-1 replication in human derived T-cell lines and in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. A concentration of 5-10 µg/ml was found to reduce viral production"
Ayehunie S., Belay A., Hu Y., Baba T., Ruprecht R., 7th IAAA Conference, Knysna, South Africa April 17, 1996. Inhibition of HIV-1 replication by an aqueous extract of Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira platensis).
Spirulina is approved in Russia as a "medicine food" for treating radiation sickness. The Children of Chernobyl suffer radiation poisoning from eating food grown on radioactive soil. Their bone marrow is damaged, rendering them immunodeficient. Radiation damaged bone marrow cannot produce normal red or white blood cells. The children are anemic and suffer from terrible allergic reactions. Children fed just five grams of Spirulina in tablets each day make dramatic recoveries within six weeks. Children who did not take Spirulina remained ill
Evets L.B. et al Grodenski State Medical University, January 15, 1994 Russian Federation Committee of Patents and Trade, Patent Number: (19) RU (11) 2005486 C1 (51) 5 A 61K35/80. Means to Normalize the levels of Immunoglobulin E Using the Food Supplement Spirulina.
Spirulina Composition
| Physical Properties |
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General Analysis |
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| Composition |
100% Spirulina |
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Protein |
55 - 70 % |
| Appearance |
fine powder |
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Carbohydrates |
15 - 25 % |
| Color |
dark blue-green |
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Fats (Lipids) |
06 - 08 % |
| Odor and Taste |
mild like seaweed |
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Minerals (Ash) |
07 - 13 % |
| Bulk Density |
.35 to .60 kg/liter |
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Moisture |
03 - 07 % |
| Particle Size |
64 mesh through |
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Fiber |
08 - 10 % |
| Vitamins
(per 10 grams / % U.S. Daily Value) |
| Vitamins |
per 10g |
USDV |
%DV |
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Vitamins |
per 10g |
USDV |
%DV |
| Vitamin A |
23000IU |
5000IU |
460 % |
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B1 Thiamine |
.35 mg |
1.5 mg |
23 % |
| Beta Carotene |
14 mg |
3 mg |
460 % |
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B2 Riboflavin |
.40 mg |
1.7 mg |
23 % |
| Vitamin C |
0 mg |
60 mg |
0 % |
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B3 Niacin |
1.4 mg |
20 mg |
7 % |
| Vitamin D |
1200 IU |
400 IU |
300 % |
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B6 Pyridoxine |
80 mcg |
2.0 mg |
4 % |
| Vitamin E |
1.0 mg |
30 IU |
3 % |
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Folate |
1 mcg |
0.4 mg |
0 % |
| Vitamin K |
200 mcg |
80 mcg |
250 % |
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B12 Colobalimine |
20 mcg |
6 mcg |
330 % |
| Biotin |
0.5 mcg |
0.3 mg |
0 % |
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Pantothenic Acid |
10 mcg |
10 mg |
1 % |
| Inositol |
6.4 mg |
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| Minerals
(per 10 grams / % U.S. Daily Value) |
| Minerals |
per 10g |
USDV |
%DV |
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Minerals |
per 10g |
USDV |
%DV |
| Calcium |
70 mg |
1000 mg |
7 % |
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Manganese |
0.5 mg |
2 mg |
25 % |
| Iron |
15 mg |
18 mg |
80 % |
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Chromium |
25 mcg |
120 mcg |
21 % |
| Phosphorus |
80 mg |
1000 mg |
8 % |
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Molybdenum |
* mcg |
75 mcg |
* % |
| Iodine |
* mg |
150 mcg |
* % |
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Chloride |
* mg |
3400 mg |
* % |
| Magnesium |
40 mg |
400 mg |
10 % |
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Sodium |
90 mg |
2400 mg |
4 % |
| Zinc |
0.3 mg |
15 mg |
2 % |
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Potassium |
140 mg |
3500 mg |
4 % |
| Selenium |
10 mcg |
70 mcg |
14 % |
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Germanium |
60 mcg |
* mg |
* % |
| Copper |
120 mcg |
2 mg |
6 % |
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Boron |
* mg |
* mg |
* % |
| Natural Pigment Phytonutrients
(per 10 grams / % total) |
| Pigments |
Color |
per 10g |
% spirulina |
| Phycocyanin |
Blue |
1400 mg |
14 % |
| Chlorophyll |
Green |
100 mg |
1.0 % |
| Carotenoids |
Orange |
47 mg |
.47% |
| Natural Carotenoids
(per 10 grams / % total) |
| Pigments |
Color |
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per 10g |
% spirulina |
| Carotenes |
Orange |
54 % |
25 mg |
0.25 % |
| >>>Beta carotene |
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45 % |
21 mg |
0.21 % |
| >>>Other Carotenes |
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9 % |
4 mg |
0.04 % |
| Xanthophylls |
Yellow |
46 % |
22 mg |
0.22 % |
| >>>Myxoxanthophyll |
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19 % |
9 mg |
0.09 % |
| >>>Zeaxanthin |
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16 % |
8 mg |
0.08 % |
| >>>Cryptoxanthin |
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3 % |
1 mg |
0.01 % |
| >>>Echinenone |
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2 % |
1 mg |
0.01 % |
| >>>Other Xanthophylls |
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6 % |
3 mg |
0.03 % |
| Total Carotenoids |
Orange/Yellow |
100 % |
47 mg |
0.47 % |
| Natural Phytonutrients
(per 10 grams / % total) |
| Phytonutrient |
Composition |
per 10g |
% spirulina |
| Gamma Linolenic Acid |
Essential Fatty Acid |
130 mg |
1.3 % |
| Glycolipids |
Lipid |
200 mg |
2.0 % |
| Sulfolipids |
Glycolipid |
10 mg |
0.1 % |
| Polysaccharides |
Carbohydrate & Sugar |
460 mg |
4.6 % |
| Essential Aminos |
per 10g |
%total |
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Essential Aminos |
per 10g |
%total |
| Isoleucine |
350 mg |
5.6 % |
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Phenylalanine |
280 mg |
4.5 % |
| Leucine |
540 mg |
8.7 % |
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Threonine |
320 mg |
5.2 % |
| Lysine |
290 mg |
4.7 % |
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Tryptophan |
90 mg |
1.5 % |
| Methionine |
140 mg |
2.3 % |
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Valine |
400 mg |
6.5 % |
| Non-Essential |
per 10g |
%total |
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Non-Essential |
per 10g |
%total |
| Alanine |
470 mg |
7.6 % |
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Glycine |
320 mg |
5.2 % |
| Arginine |
430 mg |
6.9 % |
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Histidine |
100 mg |
1.6 % |
| Aspartic Acid |
610 mg |
9.8 % |
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Proline |
270 mg |
4.3 % |
| Cystine |
60 mg |
1.0 % |
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Serine |
320 mg |
5.2 % |
| Glutamic Acid |
910 mg |
14.6 % |
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Tyrosine |
300 mg |
4.8 % |
| Total Amino Acids : 6.2 grams per 10 grams |
References:
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