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July 4, 2019

by Sun Chlorellauk

From as early as 1930′s, chlorella was the subject of international research as a good quality staple food at times of food shortages.

By the 1960′s, research had shifted to health benefits as its incredible nutritional yield was understood. By 1970′s chlorella was very well known as health food in The Far East.

Nutritional therapists and other Practitioners of complementary medicine have been recommending Sun Chlorella for many years. Examples are because chlorella contributes to immune health and also because it helps to maintain a normal colonic function.

CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS FOR SUN CHLORELLA^® ‘A’

Elements
		Current Supplement Facts		% of NRV Show NRV only
		/ 100g	/ 3g
Moisture	g	4.8	0.1
Protein	g	54.7	1.6
Fat	g	11.9	0.4
Ash	g	7.2	0.2
Total carbohydrate	g	21.4	0.6
Sugar	g	8.9	0.3
Dietary fibre	g	12.5	0.375
Energy	kcal	387	12
Sodium	mg	38.1	1.1
Phosphorus	g	1.61	0.0483	7
Iron	mg	162.0	4.9	35
Calcium	mg	748.0	22.4
Potassium	mg	991.0	29.7
Magnesium	mg	357.0	10.7
Copper	mg	0.20	0.01
Zinc	mg	0.92	0.03
Iodine	mg	not detected	not detected
Manganese	mg	36	1.08	54
Nutrients
Chlorophyll	mg	2,100	63
Chlorophyll B	mg	not detected	not detected
Vitamin A (retinol equivalents)	µg	3,508	105	13
Retinol	µg	not detected	not detected
a-carotene	µg	6,300	189
β-carotene	µg	17,900	537
Vitamin B1	mg	1.54	0.05
Vitamin B2	mg	4.67	0.14	10
Vitamin B6	mg	1.54	0.05
Vitamin B12	mg	0.23	0.07	276
Vitamin C	mg	12	0.36
Vitamin D	µg	899	27	540
Vitamin D (international unit)	IU	36,000	1,080
Vitamin E	mg	3.50	0.11
Vitamin K1	µg	865.0	26.0
Vitamin K2	µg	not detected	not detected
Folic acid	µg	1.2	0.036	18
Pantothenic acid	mg	1.80	0.05
Biotin	µg	210	6	13
Inositol	mg	228	7
Niacin equivalent	mg	36.9	1.11	7
Niacin (as nicotinic acid)	mg	19.60	0.59
Tryptophan	g	1.04	0.0312
Lutein	mg	103	3
Fatty acid composition
12:0		0.2%
14:0		0.4%
16:0		15.0%
16:1		7.3%
16:2		3.9%
16:3		8.7%
16:4		2.5%
17:0
18:0		2.6%
18:1		9.6%
18:2n-6		20.1%
18:3n-3		19.6%
20:0		0.1%
20:1
22:0		0.2%
24:0		0.2%
Unknown		9.6%
n-3 Unsaturated fatty acids	g	1.81	0.054
n-6 Unsaturated fatty acids	g	1.85	0.056
Amino acids
Argentine	g	3.16	0.0948
Lysine	g	3.02	0.0906
Histidine	g	0.99	0.0297
Phenylalanine	g	2.54	0.0762
Tyrosine	g	1.77	0.0531
Leucine	g	4.30	0.1290
Isoleucine	g	1.96	0.0588
Methionine	g	1.22	0.0366
Valine	g	3.04	0.0912
Alanine	g	4.14	0.1242
Glycine	g	2.94	0.0882
Proline	g	2.48	0.0744
Glutamic acid	g	5.87	0.1761
Serine	g	2.12	0.0636
Threonine	g	2.45	0.0735
Aspartic acid	g	4.68	0.1404
Tryptophan	g	1.04	0.0312
Cystine	g	0.59	0.0177
DNA/RNA
DNA	g	0.54	0.02
5′-dCMP	g	0.16	0.00
5′-dAMP	g	0.11	0.00
5′-dTMP	g	0.09	0.00
5′-dGMP	g	0.18	0.01
RNA	g	2.65	0.08
5′-CMP	g	0.65	0.02
5′-AMP	g	0.67	0.02
5′-UMP	g	0.49	0.01
5′-GMP	g	0.84	0.03
Total pheophorbides	mg	17	1
Existing pheophorbides	mg	15	0