Sea Vegetable
Flake
Flake of Spirulina is a distinct kitchen form used when recipes want this specific yield or texture rather than the whole ingredient. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Handle by the moisture and perishability of spirulina: keep cold if fresh, dry if shelf-stable. Cook with methods that suit its size and texture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Pairs with salt, fat, acid, herbs matched to the plant. Salt early for large joints, late for delicate leaves and soft fruit.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.51 g
- Saturated Fat 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 883 mg
- Salt 2.47 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.29 g
- Dietary Fibre 4.17 g
- Total Sugars 0.49 g
- Complex / starch 0.53 g
- Protein 4.03 g
- Water 79.2 g
- Energy 33.1 kcal
- Water 79.2 g
- Carbohydrates 6.29 g
- Protein 4.03 g
- Fat 0.51 g
- Saturated Fat 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 103 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.85 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.25 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 58.5 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.58 mg
- Vitamin K 22.8 µg
- Minerals 1204 mg
- Major Minerals 1203 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 2.47 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.04 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.85 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.25 · vitamin-b6: 0.04 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 58.5 · vitamin-e: 0.58 · vitamin-k: 22.8 ·
Minerals
Flake of Spirulina: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Cold storage and transport made spirulina a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named flake portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of spirulina for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named flake portions.
Market gardeners and growers selected spirulina for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named flake portions.