C-phycocyanin, supplement grade
Carrier free phycocyanin for supplement formats, with total phycocyanin at or above 75%. Ships with a certificate of analysis for every lot, including heavy metals.
C-phycocyanin from Arthrospira platensis
Pack sizes Aluminium lined bags, 1 / 5 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 are priced below the published bands. Ask for a price →
| Pure C-phycocyanin | 60% w/w min |
|---|---|
| Total phycocyanin | 75% w/w min |
| Colour value, E10% 1 cm at 618 nm | ≥400 CU |
| 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 dose | 100 to 500 mg |
| Storage | ≤20 °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 | Supplement ingredient under DSHEA. Spirulina is GRAS; the GRAS position of the purified extract is confirmed per project. |
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| European Union | Spirulina has a history of food use in the EU before 1997. Novel Food status of the purified extract in food supplements is confirmed per project. |
| India | FSSAI listed. |
| Brazil and Japan | Registration route assessed per project. |
| Claims | United States: structure and function claims under DSHEA, such as supports antioxidant defence. European Union: no authorised health claim for C-phycocyanin under Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. No disease prevention or treatment claims in any market. |
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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.
