Origin: China
Botanical name: Spirulina platensis
Size: 4oz
Spirulina powder is obtained from a free-floating aquatic organism commonly referred to as a blue-green algae, although it’s actually a type of cyanobacteria.
This simply means that it manufactures energy using photosynthesis just like plants, despite being blue in color.
As a rich source of fatty acids, minerals, vitamins and various oxidants, spirulina powder is added directly to foods or is encapsulated as a dietary supplement.