Growing the BEST Spirulina.

Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina has been grown since 1985 in a unique Biosecure Zone on the pristine Kailua-Kona Coast of Hawaii and has developed naturally into a super-strain of Spirulina due to the following important factors;

• ideal climate and location (Read more)
• pure Hawaiian aquifer water (Read more)
• mineral rich Deep Ocean water (Read more)
• advanced growing technologies (Read more)
• continuous cultivation (Read more)

After more than 20 years in this ideal environment, the pure Hawaiian Pacifica strain of Arthrospira platensis has naturally developed higher levels of carotenoids, antioxidants, phytonutrients, minerals, trace minerals, vitamin B-12, enzymes and phycobiliproteins making it measurable the World’s most nutrient-rich Spirulina.

Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina is grown by the renowned Cyanotech Corporation on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA without the use or any chemical fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides or genetically modified material.

Cyanotech is the worldwide leader in development and commercialization of microalgae products. The premium quality of Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina is the result of an unparalleled environment and advanced technology.

Cyanotech has achieved the following certifications for the growing of Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina; ISO 9001/2000, GRAS, NPA-GMP, KOSHER, NON-GMO, NON-Irradiated, Herbicide & Pesticide FREE.

Protecting the Best Spirulina

Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina is dried immediately after harvesting using Ocean Chill Drying (TM) to minimise oxidative damage to sensitive Carotenoids, Enzymes and Vitamins that occurs in standard dryers.

Why is LOCTEC™ packaging so important?

Growing the World's best Spirulina is one thing, but protecting the nutrients right up until the bottle is opened is another. The biggest enemy of Spirulina is oxygen which can quickly damage the sensitive vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants, reducing nutritional potency.

Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina is packaged in glass and sealed using the unique LOCTEC™ Nutrient Protection Technology to minimise damage caused to the valuable nutrients by oxygen.

LOCTEC™ packaging takes the oxygen out of the bottle AND keeps it out while on the shelf, ensuring the valuable nutrients you pay for in Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina are protected.

Spirulina packed in white HDPE plastic bottles is NOT protected from oxygen degradation (the oxygen molecule passes right through HDPE plastics) which can dramatically reduce nutrient potency in as little as 30 days after packing.

Does "NITROGEN FLUSHING" of plastic bottles protect Spirulina from oxygen degradation?

No. Many Spirulina brands claim to "Nitrogen Flush" their plastic HDPE bottles prior to filling, to remove the oxygen from the bottle, but the HDPE plastic has a high permeability to oxygen, so oxygen quickly re-enters the bottle through the HDPE plastic (read below) and can reduce the potency of Spirulina in a short period.

Oxygen is a very small molecule – small enough to go right through HDPE plastic and destroy the antioxidants present in Spirulina. For example, the natural beta-carotene in Spirulina, unlike synthetic, is not stabilized with preservatives, and it must be protected from oxygen.

Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina is the only Spirulina product in Australia that is properly protected in the bottle from oxygen degradation.

The graph shows the difference packaging makes — the upper line is Spirulina in glass, the lower line is in plastic. The Spirulina in the plastic container lost 38% of its beta-carotene in the first month while that in the glass container lost none.

Spirulina should be stored in oxygen-resistant packaging – that's why LOCTEC™ Nutrient Protection Technology packaging is so important when it comes to protecting the World's Best Spirulina.

Where on Earth is YOUR Spirulina grown?

China? . . . Taiwan? . . . India? . . . California? . . . South America?

Most Spirulina brands don't tell you where their Spirulina is grown, so you have to ask them!

Is the Spirulina you take grown using river or lake water . . . . or is it grown in AAA grade drinking water like Hawaiian Pacifica . . . . is your Spirulina grown in a highly populated area . . . . is the air quality good . . . or is the air pollution chronically bad?

These are all very important questions and you should know the answer, because the ideal environmental factors for growing a superior Spirulina are clean mineral-rich water, isolated & pristine location with pollution-free air and strong & abundant year-round sunshine.

It's the reason why Hawaiian Pacifica Spirulina is the best . . . but where on Earth are the other Spirulina's grown?

The image at right depicts Planet Earth from space, showing the Hawaiian Islands isolated in the vast blue Pacific Ocean.

When you find out where on Earth your Spirulina is grown, compare the difference with the World's Best Spirulina . . . Hawaiian Pacifica.

Nutritionally Superior Hawaiian Spirulina

PRESS RELEASE - Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica® is Nutritionally Superior

KAILUA KONA, Hawaii (March 5, 2009) — Cyanotech Corporation (Nasdaq: CYAN), a world leader in producing high-value nutrition and health products from microalgae, today announced the results of nutritional comparison testing between Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica®, California Spirulina and Indian Organic Spirulina.

"We are ecstatic over the results," said Andrew H. Jacobson, Cyanotech President and CEO. "We have always been recognized as a global nutrition leader and these results make following the leader much harder."

An independent third-party lab tested the nutritional content in three grams of Spirulina powder and the results clearly identified Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica as the leader in nutrition.

"These results reinforce and confirm our exceptional value proposition and nutritional leadership in the marketplace," Jacobson continued. "The combination of our continuous cultivation methods, strict quality standards, patented Ocean Chill™ drying technology, and unique location in a BioSecure Zone free from pollution ensures we produce the purest and most superior Spirulina in the world.

Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica has the highest nutritional content available among competing Spirulina brands." Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica is exclusively cultivated in an environment most similar to nature, using 100% potable drinking water from Hawaiian aquifers, and pure deep ocean water with 94 trace minerals to deliver a superior product with the highest nutritional content available.

*Nutritional Content Disclaimer: The information contained herein is made available to the public by Cyanotech Corporation. The new nutritional content and competitor comparisons reported for Cyanotech's Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica are based on analytical results from an independent third-party laboratory, with the exception of Vitamin A, which is based entirely on label claims. The nutritional comparison for Zeaxanthin was based on label claims for Hawaiian and California Spirulina. Label claim information was not available for the Indian Organic Spirulina, therefore the comparison value for Zeaxanthin was obtained from an independent third party laboratory.