spirulina
noun
spi·ru·lina
ˌspī-rə-ˈlī-nə 
ˌspir-ə-ˈlē-
: a microscopic filamentous aquatic cyanobacterium (genus Spirulina, especially S. platensis synonym Arthrospira platensis) that is sometimes cultivated for use as food especially as a dietary supplement
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Some companies are working on creating natural food colorings from compounds found in plants like beetroot or spirulina, a blue-green algae.
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Or try Island Provisions, which serves fresh-fruit smoothies like the Blue Dream, with blue spirulina and açaí.
—Jill K. Robinson, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
To achieve this, Thorne’s powder utilizes an array of mushrooms, spirulina, spinach, kelp, CoQ10, moringa, and ashwagandha.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
As for Credo’s own line, the new body products feature a proprietary sugar kelp extract that was ethically harvested in Maine by Atlantic Sea Farms, as well as mineral-rich sea water and a ferment of spirulina, seaweed and sea lettuce.
—James Manso, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Or try Island Provisions, which serves fresh-fruit smoothies like the Blue Dream, with blue spirulina and açaí.
—Jill K. Robinson, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
To achieve this, Thorne’s powder utilizes an array of mushrooms, spirulina, spinach, kelp, CoQ10, moringa, and ashwagandha.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
As for Credo’s own line, the new body products feature a proprietary sugar kelp extract that was ethically harvested in Maine by Atlantic Sea Farms, as well as mineral-rich sea water and a ferment of spirulina, seaweed and sea lettuce.
—James Manso, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Spirulina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spirulina. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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