Uses: health giving
properties such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, nucleic acids,
amino acids, enzymes, CGF (Chlorella Growth Factor) and other
beneficial nutrients.
There are over 70,000 species of algae in the world. Some are
magnificent whole foods such as Chlorella Pyrenoidosa. It is a 4
billion year old strain of green algae, making it one of the
oldest foods on the planet. Chlorella is thought to be the most
thoroughly researched food in history and is recognized as
having the highest chlorophyll content of all known plants. It
is a fresh water, single-cell green algae that is renowned for
its health giving properties such as vitamins, minerals, fiber,
nucleic acids, amino acids, enzymes, CGF (Chlorella Growth
Factor) and other beneficial nutrients. Our Chlorella is
produced in Asia by the world's largest producers of Chlorella
Pyrenoidosa. This algae has been utilized for thousands of
generations, which insures the integrity of the strain's purity
will stay intact without degenerating. Many other producers of
Chlorella do not pay close enough attention to their strains and
experience "drift" in the purity of their algae. This problem is
very much overlooked by many algae producers worldwide.
There are thousands of research papers on Chlorella from medical
institutions, scientific journals and universities. One aspect
of Chlorella that is of particular interest to scientists is the
CGF or Chlorella Growth Factor. Chlorella's full benefits will
take 3-6 months to be fully appreciated.
Chlorella gets its name from the high amounts of chlorophyll it
possesses, the highest of any plant known. Chlorophyll cells are
nearly identical to hemoglobin (red blood cells) with one
exception: Chlorophyll has a Magnesium molecule at that center
of it; hemoglobin has an Iron molecule at the center of it. This
is important because Magnesium is essential for the heart to
function properly. Every time our heart beats, it is utilizing
magnesium to do so. Chlorella contains enzymes such as
chlorophyllase and pepsin, which are digestive enzymes. Enzymes
perform a myriad of functions in the body. In fact, you can not
even blink without the presence of enzymes. Chlorella has many
different types of enzymes that our bodies need. It is essential
that any algae you take is NOT freeze-dried or pasteurized. If
it is, then you have lost the crucial benefit of enzymes such as
these.
Chlorella's indigestible cell wall needs to be ruptured to allow
access to its nutrients and a variety of methods are used by
other companies, some of which damage the nutrients. The method
used by our Chlorella Producer ensures the highest quality,
which is confirmed by an annual independent analysis by the
Japan Food Research Laboratory. Japan is the only country that
has strict standards and importation controls over heavy metals
and bacterial content in Chlorella. The digestibility of our
Chlorella is confirmed by the Japan Government's Ministry of
Health to be between 76% and 79%, the highest on the market.
Most brands claim to have broken the Chlorella cell wall so its
nutrients can be adsorbed by the body. Our Chlorella was
analyzed by Dr L. Lewis, Doctor of Physiology at Duke University
in 1992. Using a Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), two samples
of Chlorella were examined, ours and a competitor's brand. Both
were deemed to be free of contamination, however, our Chlorella
was the only one to demonstrate that the cell wall had been
broken in the SEM examination. The cell wall of our competitor's
Chlorella had collapsed but remained unbroken and was only 40%
digestible.
In 1974 the Japanese Government was obliged to introduce quality
standards to control the importation of Chlorella because of the
disparity between grades and purity values. In 1995 our
Chlorella became the only producer ever to be licensed to import
and sell their products with an official health food recognition
seal in Japan.
Most producers use a "continuous-harvest" method drawing
quantities of raw algae from the growing ponds as required. This
method is certainly economically efficient, but it also presents
a very real risk of breeding competing toxic organisms and
bacteria. In the manufacturing of Chlorella, a complex
separation system is used with micro-filter centrifuges allowing
them to separate the cells without the use of chemicals.
Significant Part of the Diet: 6-10 grams/day
Primary Source of Protein: 12-19 grams/day
Best before a meal to aid with digestion.
A fresh water, single-cell green algae that is renowned for its
health giving properties such as vitamins, minerals, fiber,
nucleic acids, amino acids, enzymes, CGF (Chlorella Growth
Factor) and other beneficial nutrients.
