That last question is an important one; after all, if you truly want to embrace a healthier diet in order to do your body some favor after years of abuse, you need to know which “nutrition facts” are true and which ones is pure marketing ploy.
Take the following as an example; according to a website on the internet, spirulina has the following nutritional facts:
• 300% more calcium than whole milk
• 400% more protein than tofu
• 2200% more iron than spinach
• 4000% more beta carotene than carrots
If those facts were true, then indeed spirulina is a miracle food that one must have on their dining tables. Sadly, these are inflated numbers that are true in some respects, but actually are not telling the whole story. Often when you see these types of numbers, what the seller or website does not tell you is whether or not these are calculated per serving or per calorie or per gram. Therein lies the source of the misinformation.
What you need to know are the facts that are not sugarcoated for marketing purposes. From there, it’s easier to gleam the corresponding health benefits that you can take out of the nutritional facts. The nutrition facts about spirulina form the most important foundation over which all other discussions on health benefits can be done. Without it, you can’t really be sure about the information that you have.
This post is all about spirulina facts, specifically the nutritional content of spirulina as a food source. There are no marketing ploys, no salesman terms; everything that you will read here is for the simple purpose of informing the reader.
So let’s get started by first talking about serving sizes.