Hawaiian Spirulina
Ingredients: 100% Hawaii Grown Spirulina
An easy way to add more green food into your diet is to include superfood Hawaiian Spirulina. Spirulina is one of the oldest life forms on Earth.
Hawaiian Spirulina is 100% vegetarian, 100% vegan, non-GMO, and free of gluten, lactose, soy, pesticides, herbicides, and solvents.
Spirulina is a spiral-shaped microalgae that grows naturally in the wild in warm, fresh water lakes. Its deep blue-green color is what gives the water its greenish hue. Spirulina is also cultivated and harvested in man-made reservoirs. Hawaii Spirulina grows on the Kona coast right here on Big Island, Hawaii.
These unique, blue-green algae are packed with protein, and unlike many other plant-based sources, spirulina offers a complete protein, containing all nine of the essential amino acids that our bodies can’t produce on their own.
Spirulina has between 55 and 70% protein (more than beef, chicken, and soybeans)
Spirulina is also a well-known source of antioxidants. Antioxidants scavenge free radicals, which are unstable atoms that can cause a domino effect of cellular damage within the body. It’s estimated that spirulina has four times the antioxidant power of blueberries!
What Are the Benefits of Spirulina?
• provides long lasting energy
• helps improve endurance
• reduces fatigue
• improves and strengthens immune system
• provides exceptional support for the heart, liver, and kidneys
• natural detoxifier
• oxygenates the blood
• helps cleanse the body of toxins and other impurities that may be causing illness or other health complications
• natural appetite suppressant
• improves digestive system and gut health
• very powerful antioxidant properties
• helps to lose weight without losing nutrition
• lowers blood pressure
• improves allergy symptoms
• source of tryptophan: amino acid that supports serotonin production & improves mental health, depression and anxiety
• beneficial for probiotic bacteria
• aids digestive system
• lowers cholesterol
• prevents mercury poisoning
• immunomodulatory properties: bone marrow reproduction, thymus and spleen growth
• increases white blood cell production
• increases lymphocytes
• improves red blood cell count
• anticancer potential
• chemoprotective and radioprotective potential
• manages symptoms of diabetes
• lowers blood sugar
• raises insulin levels
• prevents heart disease
• boosts metabolism
• improves symptoms of allergic rhinitis
• useful for pollutant poisoning
Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that people can take as a dietary supplement.
Spirulina is a superfood due to its excellent nutritional content and health benefits.
Spirulina has between 55 and 70% protein (more than beef, chicken, and soybeans)
9 essential and 10 non-essential amino acids
as well as gamma-linolenic acid (GLA)
beta-carotene
linoleic acid
arachidonic acid
vitamin B12
iron
calcium
phosphorus
nucleic acids RNA & DNA
chlorophyll
and phycocyanin, a pigment-protein complex that is found only in blue-green algae
Its antioxidant power contributes to the entire body operating in optimal condition; it enables children and others who don’t like vegetables to still “eat their greens” and it helps busy people who don’t have time for regular, balanced meals to maintain their nutrition.
By consuming less meat and dairy and adding in green foods like Hawaiian Spirulina you can feel good about your nutrition plan and our planet!
Spirulina has a high protein and vitamin content, which makes it an amazing dietary supplement for people on vegetarian or vegan diets.
According to the FDA, Spirulina contains significant amounts of calcium, niacin, potassium, magnesium, B vitamins and iron. It also has essential amino acids (compounds that are the building blocks of proteins). In fact, protein makes up about 60 to 70 percent of Spirulina's dry weight.
How to take Spirulina powder:
- add it to smoothies, which gives the drink a green color
- sprinkle spirulina powder on salads, soups or dairy or vegan yogurt, sauces and dressings.
- mix it into energy balls, along with other healthful ingredients like almond butter, hemp seeds, Coconut Milk Powder and Raw Honey From Hawaii with Love
- stir a tablespoon into fruit or vegetable juices
- add to lemonade for a powerful refreshing nutrition drink
- cook popcorn in coconut oil then sprinkle sea salt, nutritional yeast and spirulina. It's amazing!
Spirulina has an excellent nutritional profile.
Consuming spirulina is one way to supplement protein and vitamins in people's diets without notable side effects.
One tablespoon or 7 grams (g) of dried spiraling contains:- 20 calories
- 4.02 g of protein
- 1.67 g of carbohydrate
- 0.54 g of fat
- 8 milligrams (mg) of calcium
- 2 mg of iron
- 14 mg of magnesium
- 8 mg of phosphorous
- 95 mg of potassium
- 73 mg of sodium
- 0.7 mg of vitamin C
It also contains thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, and vitamins B-6, A, and K.
Taking spirulina, as part of a balanced diet, may help a person to stay well nourished.
Learn more about the INCREDIBLE SUPERFOOD Spirulina and see RECIPES by checking out our blog posts in LEARN MORE in the home page menu.
