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  2. Spirulina (dietary supplement) - Wikipedia

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    An amount of 100g of spirulina in supplement form as a dried powder supplies 290 kilocalories (1,200 kJ) and is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of numerous essential nutrients, particularly protein, B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin, providing 207%, 306%, and 85% DV, respectively), and dietary minerals, such as iron ...

  3. Arthrospira platensis - Wikipedia

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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]

  4. Spirulina - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Arthrospira - Wikipedia

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    A dietary supplement is made from A. platensis and A. maxima, known as spirulina. [1] The A. maxima and A. platensis species were once classified in the genus Spirulina . Although the introduction of the two separate genera Arthrospira and Spirulina is now generally accepted, there has been much dispute in the past and the resulting taxonomical ...

  6. Spirulina (genus) - Wikipedia

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    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 ) .

  7. Dietary supplement - Wikipedia

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    A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement a person's diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid. [2] A supplement can provide nutrients either extracted from food sources, or that are synthetic (in order to increase the quantity of their consumption).

  8. Ramadan - Wikipedia

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    Ramadan [b] (Arabic: رَمَضَان, romanized: Ramaḍān [ra.ma.dˤaːn]; [c] also spelled Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, [9] observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting , prayer , reflection, and community. [10]

  9. Coenzyme Q10 - Wikipedia

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    Coenzyme Q 10 (CoQ 10 / ˌ k oʊ k j uː ˈ t ɛ n /), also known as ubiquinone, is a naturally occurring biochemical cofactor (coenzyme) and an antioxidant produced by the human body. [1] [2] [3] It can also be obtained from dietary sources, such as meat, fish, seed oils, vegetables, and dietary supplements.