C-phycocyanin, supplement grade
Carrier free phycocyanin for supplement formats, with total phycocyanin at or above 75%. Ships with a full certificate of analysis including a per batch heavy metal panel.
C-phycocyanin from Arthrospira platensis
Pack sizes Aluminium lined HDPE or steel drum, 1 / 5 / 25 kg. MOQ 1 kg per product. Lead time typically 3 to 5 weeks from confirmed order.
Prices in USD per kg, Ex-Works. Freight, insurance, duties and clearance on the buyer account unless a delivered quote is agreed. FCA, DAP, FOB and CIF available on request. Indicative pricing, valid 30 days from issue. Subject to written confirmation per order.
Larger volumes and annual contracts are quoted on request, and price down further than the published bands. Ask for a price →
| Pure C-phycocyanin | 60% w/w min |
|---|---|
| Total phycocyanin | 75% w/w min |
| Colour value at 618 nm | 400 min |
| Carrier | None |
| Solubility | 100% water soluble |
| Loss on drying | 5.0% max, USP <731> |
| Bulk density | 0.300 g/mL min, USP <616> |
| Total ash | 10.0% max, ASTA 3.0 |
| Lead / arsenic / cadmium | 0.50 mg/kg max, ICP-MS |
| Mercury | 0.025 mg/kg max, ICP-MS |
| Optimal pH | 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Thermal limit | Stable to 60 °C, degrades above 75 °C |
| Daily serving | 100 to 500 mg |
| Storage | 20 to 25 °C, sealed, away from light and oxygen |
| Shelf life | 24 months |
Certificate of analysis is issued for the lot you receive, not a representative one.
| Tablet, direct compression | 50 to 300 mg |
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| Hard capsule | 100 to 500 mg |
| Gummy, pectin preferred | 5 to 50 mg |
| Powder stick pack | 100 to 500 mg |
| Ready to drink and shots | 50 to 300 mg |
| Thermal ceiling | Stable to 60 °C. Significant degradation above 75 °C. |
| pH | Optimal 5.5 to 7.5. Below 4.5 in a liquid needs encapsulation. |
| United States | Conventional food and GRAS spirulina. Supplements regulated under DSHEA. |
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| European Union | Existing food. No Novel Food dossier required. |
| India | FSSAI listed. |
| Brazil and Japan | ANVISA, and eligible for Japan FFC. |
| Claims | Structure and function only. Supports antioxidant defence, helps maintain a healthy inflammatory response. No disease prevention or treatment claims. |
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10 g
free, one per company
At 100 to 500 mg per serving, 10 g is 20 to 100 servings.
The sample itself is free. Freight is $50 flat to any destination, and it is the only charge.
Order a sample →The same molecule is sold as a superfood in a 30 g pouch, as a colouring food in a 25 kg bag and as a pharmaceutical reagent in a vial, at prices a hundredfold apart. Here is what changes between them, why the pouch says nothing about the bag, and what the retail surveys found in the pouch.
Spirulina is grown in open ponds, traded through several hands and sold on a code that says nothing about what is in the bag. The contamination surveys, the numbers that belong on a certificate, and the questions that separate an extractor from a reseller.
Spirulina has 35 randomised trials behind it and phycocyanin is the molecule most of them credit. The meta-analyses, with their effect sizes and their GRADE ratings, the gap between spirulina biomass and a purified active, and the claims that survive a regulator in the EU and the US.
Samples ship in 5 business days with the certificate of analysis for the lot, so your team can check the numbers themselves.
