SPIRULINA POWDER BIO

It has 60-70% protein content. Accordingly, the protein content of other foods is soy 35%, milk powder 35%, meat 15-25%, eggs 12%, cereals 8-14%

• Its vitamin B12 content is 2-6 times more than raw beef liver

• contains 58 times more iron than raw spinach and 28 times more than raw beef liver

• It is 3 times more rich in vitamin E than raw wheat germ and is said to be 49% better absorbed than synthetic vitamin E

• 25 times higher beta-carotene content than raw carrots

• Its polyunsaturated fatty acids are three times more than in evening primrose oil

• Its chlorophyll content is 5-30 times higher than alfalfa seed, wheatgrass and barley grass.

BIOLOGICAL-PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

These are due to the two main substances that Spirulina gathers, PHYCOCYANIN and SPIRULAN.

Phycocyanin is the yellowest protein in spirulina. It is a phycobililipoprotein because it contains a blue pigment, the tetrapyrrole chromophore cyanobilin, which accounts for the deep blue color of this protein. It participates in the process of photosynthesis together with the phycobililipoprotein allophycocyanin and the pigment chlorophyll.

Spirulina is a sulfated polysaccharide of high molecular weight and consists of simple sugars, derivatives of rhamnose, xylose as well as uronic acids.

ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES

The main antioxidant components are phycocyanin, spirulina, beta-carotene, and some polyphenols.

In vitro, phycocyanin has been shown to bind the highly reactive hydroxyl and peroxide radicals, as well as the reactive peroxynitrite ions. it inhibits lipid oxidation as well as selectively the activity of cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme COX-2, which is responsible for various inflammatory conditions and is overexpressed in various types of cancer.

Spirulan scavenges hydroxyl and lipid radicals as well as DMPD and ABTS free radicals.

 
 
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