by | Jun 22, 2019
Freezing is like suspended animation of the nutrients. Freezing whole Royal Spirulina does rupture some of the cells however it does not completely destroy the nutrition like heating (powdered). Freezing reduces the nutritional value by approx. 5%. Home freezers go through regular defrost cycles and thus will further degrade the nutrient value of the Spirulina over time so it is best to consume within 3 months after freezing.
Most frozen vegetables and fruits in bags in the stores have been blanched (dipped in boiling water) to kill all enzymatic life before freezing.
Freezing commercial (algae) involves the pre-rupturing of cells in powerful centrifuges which destroy the cells, (specific to companies such as E3Live, etc.) which are done due to the location grown and the problems with contamination in these reservoirs.
Algae companies store their frozen product for months to years before thawing, packaging and refreezing. During this process water is generally added to the thawed product to dilute the breakdown of cells during this long processing to give the product a more uniform refreezing product and to increase profit margins by diluting the original density.
If freezing is done naturally, wholly and correctly with no processing, the cell structure stays mostly in tact. We have thawed our frozen Royal Spirulina, looked at the thawed cells under the microscope in our laboratory and have consistently seen whole cells. We have also been able to regrow the thawed cell after they were frozen for many months.
We have thawed many other frozen algae products and have found that the cells are not whole and will not re-grow.
Yes, frozen is way way better than any powder.
Freezing at home assures you that you are freezing a whole living product. You know the date it was frozen, you know how it was frozen and the time is was frozen before use. You are assured that no processing was done to the product.
by | Jun 22, 2019
Royal Spirulina is a 100% truly a live whole food.
There is a huge difference between a cooked “raw” spirulina powder and fresh living spirulina. Living Spirulina contains all the essential nutrients required for humans to thrive in their bio-active form. Living Spirulina contains all the essential nutrients required for humans to thrive in their “bioactive” form. This is the key – “bioactive”. To create a spirulina powder companies use high heat spray drying machines which destroy the product removing all the life force and killing the vital nutrition. Removing the water removes life. Tests have shown a 2-3% bio-availability of powdered spirulina vs. over 95% bio-availability Living Spirulina.
Spirulina powders and supplements containing spirulina are reported to have a strong burnt taste and smell compared with our fresh Living Spirulina which has virtually no smell or taste. Dried spirulina products are created using extremely high heat, which degrades the vitamins, minerals, and protein, making fresh living extremely more nutritious.
Spirulina powders are not fresh by any stretch of the imagination. We had traced some batch numbers back 10 years ago when they were produced. Fresh Living Spirulina also provides greater creativity in how you can incorporate it into your meal.
All powdered spirulina is dead and not whole. The term “raw” spirulina powder is an oxymoron. “Raw” means uncooked and unprocessed. The process of creating a powder of any kind means some level of heat (generally high heat) and processing is applied to extract the water.
Royal Spirulina is not processed, heated, cooked, dehydrated, spray dried, sun-dried, pelletized, pasteurized, irradiated, or centrifuged. It is complete whole living food kept the way nature intended.
by | Jun 22, 2019
The term “Raw” is very misleading and most of the time is very inaccurate. Neither the FDA nor the USDA has set an official defiintion for the term Raw. Anyone can label their food product “raw” if they wanted. The term “raw” as most of us believe and understand is: any uncooked, fresh, unprocessed, and often organic food. This is far from realty. The term “raw” as applied to many products is far from the truth and is very misleading.
For example any powdered food of any kind is not raw by even the most basic definition of the word and stretch of the imagination. This is merely a marketing term. You probably have seen this word used on most spirulina powders.
In order to make a spirulina powder the fresh living spirulina must go through many processing steps including spray drying at high heat, (many add chemical fillers, binders, and flowing agents), packaging and long term storage, then irradiation at the port of entry to the USA. The process of spray drying explodes the cell structure of the spirulina into millions of pieces. It is no way a whole food as nature created.
by | Jun 22, 2019
Because they are both similar microalgae species, it’s easy to understand how scientists confused spirulina with chlorella back in the 1940s. In spite of their stark differences, people commonly mistake one for the other even today. Here are the four main differences that are important to understand:
1. Shape
Spirulina is a spiral-shaped, multi-celled plant with no true nucleus. It’s blue-green in hue and can grow up to 100 times the size of chlorella. Comparably, chlorella is a spherical-shaped single-celled microorganism with a nucleus and is solid green.
2. How It’s Grown
The growing conditions differ considerably. Spirulina grows best in high-alkaline fresh water alone — requires an abundance of sunshine and warm temperatures, making it easy to harvest.
Chlorella, on the other hand, grows in low-alkaline fresh water typically occupied by other organisms, which makes it more challenging to harvest.
3. Preparation
The ways in which both spirulina and chlorella can be eaten are also very different. Because of its hard, indigestible cellulose wall, for instance, chlorella requires mechanical processing to make it worthwhile for human consumption. Otherwise, the body won’t be able break down and metabolize its nutrients.
The process can be quite costly not to mention very damaging to the fragile nutrients inside which explains why chlorella is usually more expensive than spirulina. On the other hand, spirulina has a completely digestible cell wall and can be immediately consumed and digested with ease with no processing.
4. Nutrition
Although both are considered superfoods, spirulina and chlorella differ in their nutritional content. Arguably the healthier of the two, spirulina contains more essential amino acids, iron, protein, B vitamins, and vitamins C, D and E.
by | Jun 22, 2019
Sorry, but no we do not sell powdered Spirulina. This requires high heat processing which destroys the life force and vital nutrients. Our mission is to provide the highest form of living nutrition on the planet.
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