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There are various present and past uses of A. platensis as food or food supplement, which is better known as 'Spirulina' in this context. Spirulina is sold as a health supplement in the form of powder or tablets due to its high levels of essential and unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, dietary minerals, and antioxidants. [5]
The common name, spirulina, refers to the dried biomass of Arthrospira platensis, [3] a type of Cyanobacteria, which are oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria.These photosynthetic organisms were first considered to be algae, a very large and diverse group of eukaryotic organisms, until 1962 when they were reclassified as prokaryotes and named Cyanobacteria. [4]
Spirulina can be fed up to 10% for poultry [25] and less than 4% for quail. [26] An increase in spirulina content up to 40 g/kg (0.64 oz/lb) for 16 days in 21-day-old broiler male chicks resulted in yellow and red coloration of flesh, possibly due to the accumulation of the yellow pigment zeaxanthin. [27]
Spirulina is a genus of cyanobacteria. It is not classed as algae , despite the common name of cyanobacteria being blue-green algae. Despite its name, the " spirulina " dietary supplement actually uses cyanobacteria belonging to the genus Arthrospira (which were formerly classified within Spirulina ) .
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Christopher Brian Hills (April 9, 1926 – January 31, 1997) was an English-born author, described as the "Father of Spirulina" [1] for popularizing spirulina cyanobacteria as a food supplement. He also wrote 30 books on consciousness, meditation , yoga and spiritual evolution, divining , world government , aquaculture , and personal health.
Spirulina, a genus of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) Spirulina (dietary supplement) , a cyanobacterium product and biomass that can be consumed by humans and other animals Arthrospira , a genus of cyanobacteria closely related to the Spirulina genus, with three species that make up the above dietary supplement, despite its name
Spirulina major is a species of cyanobacteria in the family Spirulinaceae. [2] [1] It's found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and sparsely on the shores of South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and India. [3]