Elken, The King of Spirulina |
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Published on May 2, 2007 in Elken Products
on Elken Spirulina
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This article is written with reference to materials owned by Elken.
The authors of the original materials are not associated with Health Session, nor do we claim to represent them or
any staff member of Elken.
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Nutritional Values of Elken Spirulina
Elken Spirulina is a type of spirulina called Arthropira Platensis, one of the larger dimensions variant that can be consumed
by humans. Our spirulina has been consumed by more than 10 million people throughout the world, and is the first to
mass-produce unpolluted and top-grade spirulina.
This health food has
- 1.4 times more nutritional values than cow's milk
- 2 times more protein than soya bean, 6 times more than egg and 3.5 times more than beef
- the richest source of iron and folic acid
- 68 times higher than spinach
- 29 times higher than raw beef
- 5 times higher than soya bean
- wide range of nutrients, vitamins and proteins in its composition
that it is used for space food
Comparing other nutrient sources with Elken Spirulina
| Types of Vitamin |
30 Tablets of Spirulina (6g) |
Equivalent Nutrient Sources |
Consequences of Deficiency |
Beta-Carotene
(Pro-Vitamin A) |
12mg |
28 bottles of cow's milk
550 apples |
Infections, loss of smell, acne, dermatitis, eczema |
| B1 |
0.24mg |
16 sardines
20 green chilli |
Insomnia, muscle pain, memory impairment, acne, eczema, heart malfunctions, scurvy, body immunity system weakens |
| B2 |
0.24mg |
47 strawberries
420 grapes |
Cataract, deteriorating vision, insomnia, stomatitis, rough and dry skin, retarded growth, eczema |
| B3 |
1.02mg |
8 lemons |
Hypersensitivity of nerves, dermatitis |
| B6 |
43.2 micro grams |
90g of bread
4 stalks of asparagus |
Heart diseases, insomnia, stomatitis, rough and dry skin, hypersensivity of nerves, eczema, dermatitis |
| B12 |
7.2 micro grams |
4 eels
240g cheese |
Pernicious anaemia, ageing, fatigue, menstruation problems |
| E |
0.72mg |
7 bottles of cow's milk
5 pieces of chicken meat |
Heart diseases, hypertension, ageing |
An alternative to milk
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Essential Fatty Acids |
Linolenic Acid |
Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) |
| Elken Spirulina |
44.6% |
21.7% |
22.9% |
| Mother's Milk |
16.7% |
15.1% |
1.6% |
| Cow's Milk |
1.3% |
1.3% |
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Elken Spirulina have rich concentration of GLA, and can be used to replenish inadequate nutrients in a mother's milk.
The GLA is in fact 3 times higher than that of Evening Primrose Oil.
Functions of GLA includes:
- Prevent sensitive dermatitis in children
- Moderate blood pressure (to normalise blood pressure)
- Prevent asthma
- Prevent tumour growth
- Prevent clotting in our blood vessels
- Slows down the process of ageing (properties of an anti-oxidant)
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