Phycocyanin- "Food Diamond"

Phycocyanin is a kind of dark blue powder extracted from spirulina cyanobacteria and processed natural food coloring. It is one of the rare pigment proteins in nature. Its color is azure blue, which is not only bright in color, but also very rich in itself. Protein, its amino acid composition is complete, and essential amino acids account for 37.2% of the total. Phycocyanin can help regulate a variety of important enzymes needed for the synthesis of the human body, and play an important role in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells and promoting the regeneration of human cells. The body's resistance to disease. Therefore phycocyanin is called diamond food. With water retention and antifreeze effect.

The application research of phycocyanin is very extensive, which can be summarized in the following aspects:
 

1. Natural food coloring
Phycocyanin is a 100% water-soluble natural blue pigment that is very convenient to use. Phycocyanin can not only provide bright blue color and high nutritional value, but also give products with concepts such as natural pigments and clean labels.
Phycocyanin can be used in milk tea drinks, cold foods (ice cream, smoothies, smoothies), beverages (ready-to-drink, solid drinks), candies (coatings, gummies, chewing gum), dairy products, baking, DIY and other fields.
 

2. Functional raw materials
Phycocyanin is a nutrient-rich functional raw material, which is in line with the current trends of plant-based, plant-based protein, sports nutrition, etc., so it is also vividly called a food diamond.”
 

3. Cosmetic additives
Phycocyanin is a collagen-like protein that has multiple functions such as moisturizing, anti-allergy, anti-inflammatory and freckle-removing, and presents a beautiful marine tone. Phycocyanin is also a natural raw material with strong antioxidant capacity and a wide range of antioxidants among water-soluble raw materials.
 

4. Raw materials for medicine and health care
Phycocyanin can help regulate and synthesize a variety of important enzymes required for human metabolism, and play an important role in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, promoting human cell regeneration, maintaining ovaries, and promoting the synthesis of elastin in the human body. At the same time, phycocyanin regulates the human body. Immune system, enhance the function of the immune system and improve the body's resistance to disease.
 

5. Scientific research reagents
 

6. Agricultural fertilizers

Specific description of efficacy:
 

Regulate immunity
Phycocyanin can improve the activity of lymphocytes, improve the immunity of the body through the lymphatic system, and enhance the ability of the body to prevent and resist diseases.
Anti-oxidation
Phycocyanin can scavenge peroxy, hydroxyl and alkoxy radicals, and selenium-rich phycocyanin can be used as a powerful antioxidant to scavenge a series of toxic free radicals such as superoxide and hydroperoxide groups. A powerful broad-spectrum antioxidant. In terms of delaying aging, it can eliminate tissue damage and cell aging caused by harmful free radicals generated in the process of physiological metabolism in the human body.
Anti-inflammatory
Many middle-aged and elderly people are prone to inflammatory reactions caused by minor illnesses, and even the damage of inflammation is far more than the pain itself. Phycocyanin can effectively remove intracellular hydroxyl groups and reduce the inflammatory response induced by glucose oxidase, showing significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Improve anemia
On the one hand, phycocyanin can form soluble compounds with iron, which greatly improves the absorption of iron in the human body. On the other hand, it has a stimulating effect on bone marrow hematopoiesis.
Inhibit cancer cells
It is currently known that phycocyanin has inhibitory effects on the activity of lung cancer cells and colon cancer cells, and can affect the physiological activity of melanocytes. In addition, it has anti-tumor effects on various malignant tumors.
 

It can be seen that phycocyanin has the effect of medicine and health care. Various phycocyanin compound drugs have been successfully developed abroad, which can improve anemia and increase hemoglobin. As a natural protein, phycocyanin plays a significant role in enhancing immunity, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory, improving anemia and inhibiting cancer cells, worthy of the name of "food diamond".