Ingredient Overview
Chlorella is a green microalga used to produce dried biomass ingredients. Cell-wall disruption is a processing step applied to this grade, distinguishing it from untreated whole-cell material.
Chlorella powder is made from Chlorella vulgaris with broken cell walls. The whole algal biomass is processed to open its cell-wall structure before use as a powder. This gives the ingredient a different form from an isolated algal pigment or oil. Its green appearance and characteristic taste are relevant when developing blends around chlorella as a whole biomass ingredient.