First of all, know algae.

Algae is an autotrophic protoplant with photosynthetic pigments in the plant kingdom, which has no leaves, seeds, roots or flowers. Some algae are very small, only a few microns (microns), but there are also some large and complex tissues, such as wide streamers, such as kelp. Algae reproduce as spores, with different shapes and sizes, and most of them are primitive plants more than 2 billion years ago. Most algae have existed since ancient times and still exist today. Algae are highly adaptable and can survive even in extreme weather conditions (such as desert or glacier areas). They grow in oceans, lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands and are widely distributed. They can be found in all wet places.

There are many kinds of algae. There are about 23,000 kinds of algae in the oceans and fresh water on the earth. Algae mainly grow in water, of which about 2/3 exist in the ocean and about13 live in fresh water. According to the survey, there are not many edible algae in the world, and there are more than 50 kinds of edible algae found in China.

Edible algae have high nutritional value. It not only contains a lot of protein, carbohydrates, fats, inorganic salts and vitamins, but also contains a lot of amino acids, organic iodine, phosphorus, potassium and various trace elements. Take Chlorella pyrenoidosa (hereinafter referred to as Chlorella), a famous variety of green algae, as an example. Chlorella pyrenoidosa contains about 60% protein, 18 amino acids, high-level vitamins, and a variety of minerals and trace elements beneficial to human health. It is a kind of rare all-nutrient food.

Second, the discovery of Chlorella

Chlorella, English name is Chlorella. The research results of biogenetic genes conducted by the Institute of Chemistry of Kyoto University and Hitachi Ltd. show that Chlorella was born 540 million years ago, which can be proved by paleontological fossils. Chlorella's vigorous reproductive ability and tough cell walls around cells enable Chlorella to resist all vicissitudes, and neither environmental changes nor natural disasters can destroy them.

Chlorella belongs to Chlorella of Oospora. Algae are single-celled, spherical or elliptical, with a diameter of only a few microns, no flagella, floating life, and are supermicroorganisms living in fresh water, with a diameter of three thousandths to eight millimeters. With the help of sunlight, water and carbon dioxide, natural total nutrients are grown and oxygen is released. Because it is very tiny, it was discovered very late, and its existence was not confirmed until the invention of microscope in19th century. The photosynthetic capacity of Chlorella vulgaris is ten times higher than that of other plants, and it divides into four cells every 20 hours, constantly converting solar energy into energy needed for life. Based on this life activity, it is called "sun can". Chlorella is a unicellular green algae and an efficient photosynthetic plant. Chlorella, which has the mysterious color of prehistoric aquatic life, has never mutated due to environmental changes since it appeared on the earth. In the late 1950s, Chlorella was considered as an ideal source of food nutrition.

Chlorella was discovered after the invention of the microscope. 1890, Chlorella was discovered by Dr. M.W.Beijerinck, a Dutch microbiologist, and was confirmed as an edible algae. The Greek word "chlorine" is combined with the Latin word "ella", and it is named Chlorella, which means "tender green". Its dark green represents the existence of high concentration of chlorophyll.

Chlorella was discovered in the middle of Meiji period in Japan. It can be seen that its history is not long from discovery to now; It can also be said that it gives people the impression of a new creature. In fact, Chlorella has existed since the birth of the earth, and it has only recently been discovered.

The fossils that confirmed the existence of green algae were discovered by Professor Ba Gu Feng of Harvard University in the Cambrian accumulated rocks in southern Africa. He saw algae with a chlorophyll diameter of 20 microns and bacterial fossils with a diameter of 0.5 microns.

Third, the shape and structure of Chlorella vulgaris

Chlorella is a tiny green algae that grows in fresh water. Its shape is mostly spherical, and a few are oval. Chlorella is mostly distributed in swamps, rivers and ponds in temperate regions, generally appearing in large numbers in spring and autumn, and flourishing at the turn of spring and summer. The optimum growth temperature is 25℃~ 30℃, and the optimum light intensity is 3000 ~ 4000 lux.

Chlorella is 3 ~ 8 microns in diameter, which can only be seen by a microscope with a magnification of 600 times, which is similar to the volume of human red blood cells. Seen from the cross section, the diameter of a cell is 2 ~ 12 micron, so some research institutions call it "green blood cell". It is a spherical dark green unicellular spherical algae microorganism living in fresh water, so it is called Chlorella. All the genetic material of Chlorella is in the nucleus.

Unicellular organisms include humans, animals and some algae, such as Chlorella (green algae). In terms of classification, Chlorella is closer to higher plants. It has a complete nucleus, is rich in chlorophyll, and is closely arranged, and can produce various amino acids, protein and vitamins needed by the human body. Proper processing of peptides can make these peptides have normal biological activities. It absorbs solar energy for photosynthesis, and the reproduction speed of repeated cell division is very amazing, so it can fully carry out photosynthesis. This amazing vitality comes from Chlorella growth factor (CGF or Chlorella essence) unique to Chlorella.

Some scientists have suggested that Chlorella can be cultivated in large quantities for nutritional supplement in areas where carbohydrates are the main food and protein, fat and vitamins are lacking. The most extreme example is that scientists in China, the United States and Russia all require Chlorella to accompany astronauts in space flight and provide them with oxygen and food.

Fourth, the unique secret recipe of CGF Chlorella: unique ingredients to promote growth

Humans, animals and some plants all belong to single-celled organisms. Chlorella is a unicellular algae plant, and the whole genetic material is in the nucleus. Chlorella unicellular is rich in chlorophyll and has a high density. It is a mysterious plant that absorbs solar energy for photosynthesis, and repeatedly divides and reproduces cells to produce various amino acids, protein and vitamins needed by human body. Proper processing of peptides can make these peptides have normal biological activities.

Chlorella is also a kind of high-energy plant, which does not need seeds to breed offspring. So, how does it reproduce? This amazing vitality is determined by the unique bioactive growth factor CGF (Chlorella growth factor) of Chlorella.

CGF is a unique active component of Chlorella vulgaris. Chlorella has a superb "two-body method" because it contains special growth-promoting active ingredient CGF. A Chlorella cell is divided into two parts, then two parts become four parts, and four parts become eight parts. The more segments there are, the less the cell genes will mutate. In a good growth environment, 4 ~16 spores can be isolated from a Chlorella cell. These tiny spores look like their mother. With the growth of spores, the "mother"' s stomach was burst, the microspores were released and she began to live independently. These tiny spores grow into the mother again, so a Chlorella is transformed into 4 ~ 16 Chlorella by the "two-body method".

Newborn young green algae absorb nutrients from water and grow into adults; When the cell is mature, the cell division of Chlorella vulgaris must be tetrad. CGF is the key to keep the gene from mutating during the continuous division and reproduction of Chlorella cells. This special nutrient that promotes each other is very beneficial to maintain human health and improve diseases.

5. Chlorella is a combination of natural nutrients.

Green food is always the most important source of nutrition on the earth, and it is also the source of nutrition for many living things, and it is also the basic element for contemporary people to maintain health and vitality. The CGF essence of Chlorella vulgaris accounts for 5% of its own, and it also contains about 60% of protein, 16 vitamins (including B 12), 1 1 minerals, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, lutein, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and so on.

The metaphor of the image is: the protein content of Chlorella is twice that of beef and three times that of chicken; The iron content is 50 times that of raisins and 16 times that of pig liver. The content of calcium is twice that of milk; The content of vitamin A is four times that of raisins. Carotene is 100 times that of ordinary plants; Chlorophyll is five times that of spirulina (also known as cyanobacteria); It contains vitamin B 12 higher than that of foie gras. Therefore, Chlorella also enjoys the reputation of "plant nutrients+meat protein". Its nutritional value greatly exceeds that of high-protein foods such as eggs, beef and soybeans.

Although Chlorella has existed in this world for more than 540 million years, the history of being discovered and benefiting mankind is not long. Chlorella is no stranger to middle-aged and elderly people who experienced a "three-year natural disaster" in the 1960s. At that time, Chlorella was used as a nutritional medicine to improve the nutritional deficiency in protein, which was once a "edema disease", and made great contributions to human beings in overcoming natural disasters.

The famous writer Lu Xiaorong described an unforgettable chapter of Chlorella in his work Feeling Hungry: "My mother was a pharmacist in a factory hospital at that time. When the workers suffered from "edema disease" one by one, and there was no cure, she found that Chlorella was rich in protein. If she got the treasure, she immediately looked for more than a dozen bathtubs everywhere, including one in our family, and raised Chlorella in the hospital warehouse. Chlorella is a primitive and simple species, but it is still sloppy. It needs sunshine and a clean environment, so mother spends almost all her spare time taking care of Chlorella. After the Chlorella is cultivated, she will boil the water in more than a dozen vats, concentrate the Chlorella inside into dry powder, and then distribute it to patients according to the severity of the disease. According to workers who have eaten Chlorella, it is really useful, and a spoonful can top three or two meals. A few times, I was so hungry that I looked at the dark green dry powder and asked my mother for something to eat. My mother refused to give it to the workers, saying that it was to save lives. I was not so picky. "

Why did such a good health food disappear in China?

Chlorella has three layers of cell walls and is very tough. The effective method of breaking the wall is a worldwide problem, which is difficult to crack. Chlorella can live on the earth for more than 500 million years. The key is to have tough cell wall protection, and it is difficult to break tiny green algae cells by conventional methods. Chlorella is rich in various nutrients, which can only be released after the wall is broken and digested and absorbed by the human body. No matter how excellent the quality of Chlorella is, even if it is not processed into a nutritious and healthy product, it is actually difficult to play its role in improvement and regulation.

After more than ten years of scientific research, the ideal method of breaking the wall has not been developed, which makes Chlorella gradually forgotten in China. As a result, spirulina, another species in the microalgae family, has quickly entered the field of vision of algae health care products enterprises because of its low requirements for culture conditions, low cost and no need for complicated wall-breaking treatment. At the same time, in developed countries and regions such as Japan, the United States, China and Taiwan Province Province of China, Chlorella has always occupied a dominant position in the field of health food, and it is recognized as an indispensable and valuable health food in developed countries.