Perennial Greens

Continued from Yesterday

Ken Plasse, senior director marketing, sales and business development, Solazyme Health Sciences, said algae grown outdoors in open pond-type culture may be contaminated due to exposure to air- and water-born contaminants. “Solazyme's algae are grown in a nutrient-rich culture medium that is free from PCBs, dioxins, heavy metals, etc., all of which can be introduced in outdoor cultures.” Solazyme’s chlorella ingredients include one combined with omega-3s, -6s and -9s marketed toward heart health (Golden Chlorella ® Omega) and one marketed for its protein (Golden Chlorella® High Protein).


AlgaeCal, on the other hand, markets its algae ingredient for its bone-building properties. AlgaeCal is a USDA-certified organic whole-food marine algae complex that contains more than 70 naturally occurring minerals and trace elements, according to the company. “This unique plant naturally contains large amounts of calcium (30 percent) and the remainder is other trace minerals that are also crucial for overall good health,” Dewey said. “We hand harvest from the beaches of South America after the algae have washed up on shore. If not used, they will die on the beach within a few days.” He added, “AlgaeCal’s claim to fame is it is the only calcium clinically proven to increase bone density. Other calciums (that all come from either rock, cattle bone or shell) only slow bone loss.” Indeed, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was significantly increased with AlgaeCal treatment when compared to control, calcium carbonate or calcium citrate in cultured human osteoblast cells.18 Elevated ALP indicates possible active bone formation. Dewey also noted an unpublished open-label practical clinical trial found subjects who supplemented with AlgaeCal experienced greater mean increases in bone mineral density (BMD) than expected based on age-adjusted national norms.

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