{"id":291,"date":"2019-04-23T09:56:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T09:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/206.189.159.84\/th\/?p=291"},"modified":"2021-04-20T06:13:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T06:13:27","slug":"spirulina-nutritional-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/spirulina-nutritional-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirulina Nutritional Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Exceptionally high protein content<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>~ 55-70% of its dry weight is protein<\/li>\n<li>~ contains all 8 essential amino acids making it a complete protein<\/li>\n<li>~ highly digestible protein compared to meat sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>High in provitamin A (beta-carotene)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 gram of <em>Spirulina<\/em> covers the daily requirement for a normal adult<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Very high mineral concentration including iron, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, selenium, and iodine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>~ more iron than beef<\/li>\n<li>~ more potassium than bananas<\/li>\n<li>~ more calcium than whole milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Excellent source of zinc<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>helps to maintain a healthy immune systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Exceptional source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>~ <em>Spirulina<\/em> is the second richest source of GLA after breast milk<\/li>\n<li>~ GLA has been proven effective in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, arthritis, eczema and PMS.<\/li>\n<li>~ <em>Spirulina<\/em> also contains zinc, vitamins B6 and B3 required for the conversion of GLA into the beneficial prostaglandins in the human body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, C, D, E and K.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All 8 essential amino acids that the body does not synthesize<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>~ isoleucine &#8211; required for optimal growth<\/li>\n<li>~ leucine &#8211; stimulates brain function<\/li>\n<li>~ lysine &#8211; needed for producing antibodies, enzymes and hormones<\/li>\n<li>~ methionine &#8211; antioxidant properties<\/li>\n<li>~ phenylalanine &#8211; required for thyroid function<\/li>\n<li>~ threonine &#8211; improves intestinal and digestive function<\/li>\n<li>~ tryptophane &#8211; regulates serotonin<\/li>\n<li>~ valine &#8211; stimulates mental and physical capacity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>15 pigments including Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin which is \u00a0found only in <em>Spirulina<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pigments which give <em>Spirulina<\/em> its deep green-blue color are powerful antioxidants and serve to increase the bioavailability of other minerals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Glycogen<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Spirulina<\/em> is the only plant source of Glycogen which is a bioaccessible glucose utilized to deliver immediate and long term energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Powerful source of antioxidants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Spirulina<\/em> contains a powerful range of potent antioxidants making it one of the most effective antioxidant food sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EFA&#8217;s<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Spirulina<\/em> contains the needed Omega 3 and \u00a0essential fatty acids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exceptionally high protein content ~ 55-70% of its dry weight is protein ~ contains all 8 essential amino acids making it a complete protein ~ highly digestible protein compared to meat sources High in provitamin A (beta-carotene) 1 gram of Spirulina covers the daily requirement for a normal adult Very high mineral concentration including iron, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[141],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1564,"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions\/1564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/springspirulina.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}