Arthrospira platensis

Sea Vegetable

Arthrospira platensis

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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.

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