Dietary supplement, spirulina is used in dietary programs to lose weight or if there are cases of malnutrition, constipation, gastritis, high cholesterol and ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract.
This algae contains abundant proteins, amino acids, vitamins, essential fatty acids and minerals.
The name in Nahuatl of this food means food of energies and refers to the manifestation of the primordial spiritual force that occurs in a spiral. One of the main foods of the Mexica was Tecuitlatl, better known as Spirulina Algae. Spirulina has been, since ancient times, a food from Mesoamerica and other regions of the world. The Mexica extracted it from the lakes of the Anáhuac Valley, they ate it with toasted corn tortillas and chili sauce. One of the secrets of the corpulence, resistance and physical condition of the Mexica was Spirulina. It is known that the Aztecs knew about medicine, agronomy and cosmobiology. Of course now we realize that they were also excellent nutritionists. Dietary supplement, used in dietary programs to lose weight,
Ingredients
Spirulina algae (Arthrospira maxima).
Without preservatives and without added additives.
Conservation
Keep in a dry and cool place.
Usage suggestion
Take 10 balls (5g) daily, before or during meals, distributed like this: 4-3-3.
Nutritional information
Serving size 5g.
Energy content 20kcal (80KJ).
Proteins 3.25g. Total fat 0.3g. Saturated fat 0g. Monounsaturated fat 0g. Polyunsaturated fat 0.3g. Cholesterol 0mg. Trans fatty acids 0g. Carbohydrates 0.82g. Sugars 0g. Dietary fiber 0.42g. Sodium 45mg. Calcium 50 mg. Phosphorus 40mg. Magnesium 20mg. Iron 7.5mg. Potassium 70 mg. Zinc 3 mg. 0.15 mg. Beta carotene 0.10 mg. Vitamin E equivalent to tocopherol 0.5 mg. Vitamin B1/Thiamin 180 µg Vitamin B2/Riboflavin 200 µg Vitamin B3/Niacin 700 µg Vitamin B5/Ac. Pantothenic 5µg Vitamin B6/Pyridoxine 40µg Vitamin B12/Cobalamin 12.5µg Inositol 3.2mg. Phycocyanin (blue pigment) 0.75mg. Chlorophyll (green pigment) 55µg Carotenes (orange pigment) 18.5 µg Gamma-linolenic acid 50mg. Alpha-linolenic acid 40mg.
