Spirulina Powder Spirulina Extract Factory
What is Spirulina Powder?
Spirulina powder is made from fresh spirulina through spray drying, sieving and sterilization. Its fineness is generally above 80 mesh. Pure spirulina powder is dark green and feels smooth to the touch. Spirulina that has not been sifted or added with other substances will feel rough.
It has rich nutrients, including high-quality protein, multiple vitamins, minerals and bioactive substances. Spirulina powder is widely used in the food and health care products industry. Its main nutrients include 60% to 70% protein, which contains 8 essential amino acids for the human body. The proportion is reasonable and comprehensive, and it meets the protein standards determined by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In addition, spirulina powder is also rich in γ-linolenic acid fatty acids, carotenoids, polysaccharides, and various trace elements such as iron, iodine, selenium, and zinc.
What are the benefits?
Spirulina powder has high nutritional value. The nutritional content of 1 gram of spirulina powder is equivalent to the sum of the nutrients of 1,000 grams of various fruits and vegetables. It is known as a "super food".
1. Supplement nutrients: Spirulina powder is rich in nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids, which can help supplement the nutrients needed by the human body.
2. Improve immunity: Polysaccharides, carotene and other ingredients in spirulina powder can improve the body's immunity and enhance resistance.
3. Weight loss: The protein and cellulose in spirulina powder can increase satiety and help control appetite, thereby achieving the effect of weight loss.
4. Improve intestinal health: The probiotics in spirulina powder can promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestines and improve intestinal health.
5. Antioxidant: The antioxidants in spirulina powder can help remove free radicals in the body and slow down the aging process.
Application direction
Cosmetics Industry: Spirulina powder is also used in the cosmetics industry for its beauty and weight loss effects. Spirulina powder can relieve constipation and treat hemorrhoid scars, and has a beauty effect, so it is suitable for adding to beauty products.
Health Products Industry: Spirulina powder is widely used in health foods and dietary supplements due to its rich nutritional value and medical properties. For example, in China, spirulina is allowed to be registered as a health food raw material, and the allowed functional claims include enhancing immunity, which further broadens the development and application of spirulina in the field of health foods.
Food Industry: Spirulina powder can be added to cereal foods as a nutritional enhancer or as a functional ingredient in functional foods. For example, spirulina protein powder can be used as a nutritional enhancer, rich in high-quality protein, multiple vitamins and minerals, and a variety of bioactive substances, which make it an ideal nutritional enhancer.
Feed Industry: Spirulina powder can not only be eaten directly as food or additives, but also as a high-grade feed additive, applied to fish and shrimp and crab farming to improve the survival rate of seedlings.
