Sea Vegetable
Arthrospira platensis
A tier
Arthrospira platensis is the main food spirulina—spiral cyanobacterium dried to blue-green powder or tablets, with oceanic grassy flavour and vivid colour. Used in smoothies, energy balls, and natural blue-green tinting. Start with tiny doses; blend cold. Heat can dull colour. Species dominates commercial spirulina.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Energy BallSmoothieTint
Traits
Blue Green PowderGrassy OceanicIntensePowderPrimary SpeciesStrong FlavourVivid
History
Mesoamerican and African lake traditions used spirulina-type biomass as food.
Modern spirulina cultivation commercialised A. platensis globally.
Smoothie culture made spirulina a mainstream green powder.