There’s more and more evidence, such as the exhaustive study conducted by the UK Medical Research Council, that the nutrient content of our commercially grown food products is in sharp decline. In fact, it is estimated that the nutrient value of our fresh food produce, such as fruit and vegetables, has fallen by a dramatic 30-60 percent over the last fifty years. This is due to a combination of factors, including genetic dilution, which focuses on the quantity rather than the quality of our crops, and the large-scale use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, hormones, heavy metals and antibiotics that results in soil degradation as well as the contamination of our food. Enjoying a healthy, balanced diet rich in the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that our body needs is thus increasingly difficult to achieve. Which is why so many of us are turning to superfoods– pure foods that are by definition low in calories and rich in wholesome nutrients. Organic chlorella powder is one such superfood that, with its extraordinarily high nutritional content, makes a particularly attractive addition to our daily diet.
What is organic chlorella powder?
Organic chlorella powder is a super green supplement that is made from a special type of unicellular, green freshwater algae. Super greens are a sub category of super food that are instantly recognisable from their characteristic green colour. Super greens include vegetables, grasses and grains, such as kale, chard, rocket, broccoli, wheatgrass and barley grass, and a selection of algae, including spirulina and chlorella.
Chlorella was first discovered by Dutch microbiologist, M. W. Beijerinck, in 1890 and was originally produced as a valuable source of protein (chlorella consists of around 45 percent protein). Its name is derived from the Greek word ‘chloros’, which means green, and the Latin diminutive suffix, ‘ella’ which means small. Yet, despite its tiny size – chlorella is microscopic, with a diameter of between 2 and 10 micrometres – it is packed with an incredible range of beneficial nutrients in addition to protein, including vitamins (A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E), minerals (calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus and potassium), amino acids, nucleic acids, antioxidants and chlorophyll, the naturally occurring pigment that gives the super green its vivid colour. Indeed, organic chlorella powder, made from drying chlorella at low temperatures, is considered such a prized source of nutrients that it is often referred to nowadays as ‘nature’s multivitamin’.
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