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1. Historical background
Spirulina is a primitive species whose origins date back 3.5 billion years, a cyanobacterium that shares with plants the ability to photosynthesize. Using minerals in the water and light captured by its chlorophyll, it transforms CO 2 into organic compounds and releases O 2 . This makes spirulina one of the oldest forms of life to have appeared on earth.
In the 9th century, the Kanembous, a tribe living on the shores of Lake Chad in Africa, recognized the benefits of spirulina and used it to supply the local population. Spirulina was dried in the sand in the form of patties known as "dihé". Later, in the 14th century, Spanish invaders discovered that the Aztecs living in the valley of Mexico collected a kind of green mud which they dried in the sun and then consumed in the...
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General characteristics of spirulina
Bibliography
Regulations
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of January 28, 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.
Decree no. 2006-352 of March 20, 2006 on food supplements.
Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 of the European Parliament...
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EABA: European Algae biomass Association
French Federation of Spiruline Growers
http://spiruliniersdefrance.fr
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AlgaEUROPE 2021 December 7-9, Rome, Italy
EABA (European Algae Biomass Association) 10 th European Algae Industry Summit, Reykjavik, Iceland 21-22 April 2021.
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