WHAT IS CHLORELLA
In summary, Chlorella is a single-celled green algae that grows in fresh water.
Chlorella is a member of eukaryotic organism (true nucleus plant), which has been on earth since the pre-Cambrian period over 2 billion years ago. It is not a sexually reproducible plant but a unicellular, freshwater green alga, which divides itself rapidly by four times every 20 to 24 hours. (From the latest gene analysis of Chlorella, it was discovered that that 540 million years ago Chlorella and Chlamydomonas diverged from a common ancestor).
Chlorella is so small (3 to 8 micrometers in diameter) that it was only discovered at the end of the 19th century. At that time, chlorella was named after’chlor’ which means green in Greek and’ella’ which means a small thing in Latin.
There are many species of chlorella, but Chlorella pyrenoidosa was selected by Sun Chlorella Corporation to make the flagship product, Sun Chlorlella® ‘A’.
ALGAE
The word ‘Algae’ is Latin for ‘seaweed’ and today refers to a wide ranging group of water plants. Some, like chlorella are tiny microscopic organisms, whist some kelps can measure more than 50m long.
There are more than 25,000 known species of algae
Algae is said to be responsible for 90% of the photosynthesis on earth
Algae is the first link in the food chain
Fossilized algae can be dated back to more than 1.5 billion years
C.G.F.
A VALUABLE COMPONENT ONLY FOUND IN CHLORELLA
One of chlorella’s unique properties is a phytonutrient called C.G.F. (Chlorella Growth Factor). C.G.F. is a nucleotide-peptide complex found in the nucleus of the chlorella cell. Notably, the nucleic acids produce new chlorella cells and control everything from division, growth and production of each cell.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION AND BENEFITS
From as early as 1930′s, chlorella was the subject of international research as a good quality staple food at times of food shortages.
By the 1960′s, research had shifted to health benefits as its incredible nutritional yield was understood. By 1970′s chlorella was very well known as health food in The Far East.
Nutritional therapists and other Practitioners of complementary medicine have been recommending Sun Chlorella for many years. Examples are because chlorella contributes to immune health and also because it helps to maintain a normal colonic function.
CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS FOR SUN CHLORELLA® ‘A’
| Current Supplement Facts | % of NRVShow NRV only | |||||
| / 100g | / 3g | |||||
| Moisture | g | 4.8 | 0.1 | |||
| Protein | g | 54.7 | 1.6 | |||
| Fat | g | 11.9 | 0.4 | |||
| Ash | g | 7.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Total carbohydrate | g | 21.4 | 0.6 | |||
| Sugar | g | 8.9 | 0.3 | |||
| Dietary fiber | g | 12.5 | 0.375 | |||
| Energy | kcal | 387 | 12 | |||
| Elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | mg | 38.1 | 1.1 | |||
| Phosphorus | g | 1.61 | 0.0483 | 7 | ||
| Iron | mg | 162.0 | 4.9 | 35 | ||
| Calcium | mg | 748.0 | 22.4 | |||
| Potassium | mg | 991.0 | 29.7 | |||
| Magnesium | mg | 357.0 | 10.7 | |||
| Copper | mg | 0.20 | 0.01 | |||
| Zinc | mg | 0.92 | 0.03 | |||
| Iodine | mg | not detected | not detected | |||
| Manganese | mg | 36 | 1.08 | 54 | ||
| Nutrients | ||||||
| Chlorophyll | mg | 2,100 | 63 | |||
| Chlorophyll B | mg | not detected | not detected | |||
| Vitamin A (retinol equivalents) | µg | 3,508 | 105 | 13 | ||
| Retinol | µg | not detected | not detected | |||
| a-carotene | µg | 6,300 | 189 | |||
| β-carotene | µg | 17,900 | 537 | |||
| Vitamin B1 | mg | 1.54 | 0.05 | |||
| Vitamin B2 | mg | 4.67 | 0.14 | 10 | ||
| Vitamin B6 | mg | 1.54 | 0.05 | |||
| Vitamin B12 | mg | 0.23 | 0.07 | 276 | ||
| Vitamin C | mg | 12 | 0.36 | |||
| Vitamin D | µg | 899 | 27 | 540 | ||
| Vitamin D (international unit) | IU | 36,000 | 1,080 | |||
| Vitamin E | mg | 3.50 | 0.11 | |||
| Vitamin K1 | µg | 865.0 | 26.0 | |||
| Vitamin K2 | µg | not detected | not detected | |||
| Folic acid | µg | 1.2 | 0.036 | 18 | ||
| Pantothenic acid | mg | 1.80 | 0.05 | |||
| Biotin | µg | 210 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Inositol | mg | 228 | 7 | |||
| Niacin equivalent | mg | 36.9 | 1.11 | 7 | ||
| Niacin (as nicotinic acid) | mg | 19.60 | 0.59 | |||
| Tryptophan | g | 1.04 | 0.0312 | |||
| Lutein | mg | 103 | 3 | |||
| Fatty acid composition | ||||||
| 12:0 | 0.2% | |||||
| 14:0 | 0.4% | |||||
| 16:0 | 15.0% | |||||
| 16:1 | 7.3% | |||||
| 16:2 | 3.9% | |||||
| 16:3 | 8.7% | |||||
| 16:4 | 2.5% | |||||
| 17:0 | ||||||
| 18:0 | 2.6% | |||||
| 18:1 | 9.6% | |||||
| 18:2n-6 | 20.1% | |||||
| 18:3n-3 | 19.6% | |||||
| 20:0 | 0.1% | |||||
| 20:1 | ||||||
| 22:0 | 0.2% | |||||
| 24:0 | 0.2% | |||||
| Unknown | 9.6% | |||||
| n-3 Unsaturated fatty acids | g | 1.81 | 0.054 | |||
| n-6 Unsaturated fatty acids | g | 1.85 | 0.056 | |||
| Amino acids | ||||||
| Argentine | g | 3.16 | 0.0948 | |||
| Lysine | g | 3.02 | 0.0906 | |||
| Histidine | g | 0.99 | 0.0297 | |||
| Phenylalanine | g | 2.54 | 0.0762 | |||
| Tyrosine | g | 1.77 | 0.0531 | |||
| Leucine | g | 4.30 | 0.1290 | |||
| Isoleucine | g | 1.96 | 0.0588 | |||
| Methionine | g | 1.22 | 0.0366 | |||
| Valine | g | 3.04 | 0.0912 | |||
| Alanine | g | 4.14 | 0.1242 | |||
| Glycine | g | 2.94 | 0.0882 | |||
| Proline | g | 2.48 | 0.0744 | |||
| Glutamic acid | g | 5.87 | 0.1761 | |||
| Serine | g | 2.12 | 0.0636 | |||
| Threonine | g | 2.45 | 0.0735 | |||
| Aspartic acid | g | 4.68 | 0.1404 | |||
| Tryptophan | g | 1.04 | 0.0312 | |||
| Cystine | g | 0.59 | 0.0177 | |||
| DNA/RNA | ||||||
| DNA | g | 0.54 | 0.02 | |||
| 5′-dCMP | g | 0.16 | 0.00 | |||
| 5′-dAMP | g | 0.11 | 0.00 | |||
| 5′-dTMP | g | 0.09 | 0.00 | |||
| 5′-dGMP | g | 0.18 | 0.01 | |||
| RNA | g | 2.65 | 0.08 | |||
| 5′-CMP | g | 0.65 | 0.02 | |||
| 5′-AMP | g | 0.67 | 0.02 | |||
| 5′-UMP | g | 0.49 | 0.01 | |||
| 5′-GMP | g | 0.84 | 0.03 | |||
| Total pheophorbides | mg | 17 | 1 | |||
| Existing pheophorbides | mg | 15 | 0 | |||
