Sea Vegetable
Chlorella
Chlorella is a freshwater green microalga sold mainly as broken-cell-wall powder or tablets for smoothies and culinary colouring. Flavour is strongly green and vegetal; small amounts colour pasta, sauces, and baked goods. Like spirulina, it is grouped here among water-grown green foods rather than terrestrial vegetables.
Also known as: Chlorella
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Breeds, cuts & preparations
Variety
Chlorella pyrenoidosaChlorella sorokinianaChlorella vulgarisGerman ChlorellaJapanese ChlorellaTaiwanese Chlorella
Source
AquacultureOutdoor FarmedWild
Provenance
Fair TradeHand HarvestedOrganicSeasonalSingle OriginSustainableWild Harvested
Preparation
DriedPowderSuspendedTablet
CommonCharacteristic
Bitter TraceCleanEarthyGreenIntenseMineralStrongVegetal
History
NL
Chlorella was identified scientifically as a prolific green microalga.
JP
Post-war Japanese research advanced chlorella cultivation as a food protein source.
Commercial chlorella powders entered global health-food markets.
Broken-cell-wall processing improved digestibility for culinary and supplement powders.