What is the difference between Chlorella and Spirulina or blue-green algae?
Spirulina and blue-green algae are actually not algae but cyanobacteria. Both are high in protein and vitamins but they lack the cell nucleus that characterizes Chlorella as a complete unicellular organism. Spirulina is cultivated like Chlorella but blue green algae grows wild in lakes and waterways, consuming whatever nutrients are in the water. Some species of cyanobacteria are toxic just like mushrooms and some land plants. Companies that harvest wild species of blue-green algae from natural lakes cannot have the same degree of control as growing chlorella and harvesting wild algae presents a far greater risk of contamination by cyanobacterial toxins. Chlorella contains up to 10 times more chlorophyll than spirulina and up to 20 times more than blue green algae, making it a much superior detoxifier. Chlorella is also a more complete and higher quality source of protein and of course Chlorella is the only source of CGF which is responsible for many of its healing and anti-aging prope
