Spirulina is a common snack food in life. It is rich in nutrients needed by the human body. However, there are also many things to pay attention to in diet. So what should not be eaten with spirulina? What should not be eaten with Spirulina? Spirulina cannot be eaten with many foods, otherwise it will have adverse effects on health. Let’s learn more about the details below.

1. Do not eat it with cold food

Spirulina is cold in nature and is a cold food. It should not be eaten together with other cold foods to avoid aggravating the cold in the body, especially for people with weak stomachs. If they eat too much, it will easily increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, leading to diarrhea, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms.

2. Do not take it with medicines

There are many spirulina health products on the market, but when we take them, they must not be taken together with other medicines in a short period of time. It is recommended to take them half an hour apart. It is better to start taking it. After all, spirulina is not a drug. If consumed together, there will be material conflicts and side effects.

3. Do not eat with blood pressure-lowering foods

Spirulina contains a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce the accumulation of cholesterol and triglycerides in the body, and has the effect of lowering blood lipids and blood pressure. . If taken together with other blood pressure-lowering ingredients, it will significantly lower human blood pressure, which is particularly harmful to people with low blood pressure and hypoglycemia. It is recommended to eat it separately from other blood pressure-lowering ingredients.

4. What are the side effects of spirulina?

1. Spirulina contains phenylalanine. Patients with phenylketonuria who have metabolic problems should avoid eating it to avoid Causes the accumulation of phenylalanine and aggravates the condition.

2. Do not consume too much spirulina to avoid symptoms of mild dizziness, diarrhea, headache, and unstable blood pressure.

5. Nutritional value of spirulina

Spirulina contains a large amount of protein up to 60~70%, eight kinds of amino acids required by the human body, vitamins b1, b2, b6, C, E It is rich in minerals, various unsaturated fatty acids, chlorophyll, SOD and other active substances. It has the effects of lowering blood lipids, anti-tumor, anti-aging, anti-radiation, moisturizing and beautifying, regulating blood sugar, and improving immunity.

6. The efficacy and value of spirulina

1. Look at the mark. For spirulina health food, it must have the official national health food approval number and the "Little Blue Hat" logo. The information stated on the product label must comply with the health food labeling specifications required by the national standard. Such as ingredient list, functional ingredients and their content list, suitable and contraindicated groups, claimed health functions, taking methods, net content, shelf life, product standard number, health license number, manufacturer and/or distributor name and Address and other main information. If any of the key information is missing, it must be questioned. It cannot be a "three-no" product with no trademark, no factory name, and no address. For the food safety licensing access system implemented by the country, all foods must also pass the "QS" certification mark.

2. Look at the color. The truly pure and natural 100% spirulina, whether in powder, tablet or capsule, is dark green and slightly yellow (don’t look at the surface, but break it open to see the color of the cross section): pure green spirulina products, There may be something wrong with it, it may be fake or fake, or it may be adulterated with other substances. Because processed spirulina is very dry and easy to absorb moisture, it may gradually turn green after absorbing moisture, and it is easy to spoil. Eating this kind of spirulina is not only harmful to health, but also harmful.

3. Sniff the smell. Spirulina has a special algae or sea smell. What doesn't have this unique smell may not be spirulina or processed from algae powder that has been stored for a long time. But those with a putrid smell are likely to be inferior products.

4. Look at the hardness. For spirulina tablet products, break it off with your hands. The harder the spirulina tablets are, the more other ingredients are mixed with them, while the high-quality ones can be broken apart with your hands.

5. Taste it. Spirulina tastes umami and often slightly alkaline. If the alkalinity is heavy, it is substandard. In addition, products made from 100% spirulina should be relatively sticky.

6. Water soluble observation.

Put spirulina powder or tablets into a glass filled with purified water, dissolve and observe the color of the water. If it is of high quality, the water should be green, gradually turning blue after half an hour.

7． Look at the packaging. Some of the nutrients in spirulina need to be isolated and preserved from the air, such as phycocyanin, carotene, etc. Therefore, there must be an outer packaging that is moisture-proof, moisture-proof, and light-proof. Packaging is a protective layer for the intrinsic quality of the product. If the packaging does not comply with national regulations, it will easily cause the loss and deterioration of the spirulina nutrients. Scientific experiments have shown that phycocyanin loses 50% of its color in 15 minutes under direct sunlight, and is basically lost within 3 months under unsealed conditions. Therefore, in order to avoid direct contact with light and air and ensure no loss of nutrients, international large-scale spirulina production companies generally use small bags of aluminum foil packaging.