Chlorella

Chlorella may improve exercise tolerance and recovery: Study

01-Mar-2024 By Olivia Brown

Findings from a new study show that chlorella supplement significantly decreased blood lactate concentrations and an increased O2 pulse in healthy young adults performing submaximal and maximal cycling, indicating greater exercise tolerance.

Chlorella supplementation may relieve constipation for pregnant women

14-Feb-2024 By Olivia DeSmit

In addition to a host of other symptoms, pregnant women often suffer from constipation. A new study shows supplementation with the algae Chlorella pyrenoidosa can help, among other benefits.

Chlorella minimizes constipation in pregnancy: Study

23-Oct-2023 By Claudia Adrien

Chlorella supplementation in pregnant patients with low-grade inflammation can decrease the prevalence of constipation and the need to take laxatives, according to a small study which appeared in Food Science & Nutrition.

The long tail of TikTok: What recent history teaches us about berberine & taurine

30-Jun-2023 By Stephen Daniells

TikTok trends are hard to predict: They burst out of nowhere, take on a life of their own, and leave brands scrambling to meet a surging demand for products. But what can we learn from the social media channels recent history?

Chlorella supplementation may boost cycling performance: RCT

21-Apr-2023

Three weeks of supplementation with chlorella may improve relative power during repeated cycling sprints, and lower average lactate and heart rate during endurance tests, says a new study from England.

Danish food-tech takes over defunct plant to scale-up production of chlorella

07-Sep-2022 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Aliga Microalgae has acquired a state-of-the-art production facility from Duplaco in the Netherlands and will use the site to scale-up production of chlorella algae to meet demand for plant-based and vegan ingredients in global analogue food and supplement...

NutraCast: How TikTok drives sales at the Vitamin Shoppe

06-May-2022 By Danielle Masterson

Recent surges in supplement sales continue to prove the massive and growing influence of TikTok. Riding on the coat tails of many of these trends are health and wellness stores like The Vitamin Shoppe.

ProFuture and AllMicroalgae collaborate on new Chlorella strain

24-Mar-2022 By Will Chu

ProFuture and AllMicroalgae have revealed details of a collaboration that has resulted in the production of a new Chlorella strain, which boasts a higher protein content and improved taste.

Duplaco ramps up chlorella production as antidote to Asian red tape and costs

30-Sep-2021 By Will Chu

Dutch algae firm Duplaco are to ramp up production of the algae Chlorella in a move that looks to provide a viable alternative to Asian suppliers caught up in increasing transport costs and reliability issues.

Mistaken identity? TikTok chlorophyll boom sends chlorella sales rocketing

17-Jun-2021 By Shane Starling

Recent surges in chlorella sales are yet more proof of the massive and growing influence of social media platforms in supplement performance – even if #chlorella was not the hashtag boosting the chlorella category.

Microalgae offers food for thought as sports and cosmetic uptake surges

26-May-2021 By Will Chu

As news filters through of the world's first dairy-free microalgae-based milk alternative, the product is an example of how far this plant-based food has impacted the food and nutrition industry of late.

NutraCast Podcast: Jennifer Jimenez on Sun Chlorella for sport nutrition

23-Oct-2020 By Danielle Masterson

When you think of supplements to give your workout an edge, a few ingredients may come to mind. But what about algae?