Nutrients and Active Compounds
Spirulina and sport
Spirulina…. did you say Spirulina ? It is a microcosmical blue-green microalga, among the most well-known that has been growing for more than 3 billions of years in alkaline soft water of warm region lakes such as Peru, Africa, Mexico. It has a spiral shape that gave its name of spirulina. This microalga is intensively produced in California, in Hawaii and in Thailand. The most popular kind available on the market is Spirulineplatensis (among 30 edible kinds). Its colour is due to the presence of pigments: chlorophyll and phycocyanin.
