What is Phycocyanin?

Phycocyanin is a natural edible pigment extracted and processed from Spirulina, presenting a bright blue color. Phycocyanin is not only a very rare pigment protein in nature, but also a kind of protein rich in nutrition and is a high-quality health food. The amino acid composition is complete, and the essential amino acids account for 37.2% of the total.

Phycocyanin is seldom used alone as a blue pigment. Usually, it is mixed with safflower yellow pigment to form a green pigment preparation and is used in products such as ice cream, pastries, and instant powder. Currently, phycocyanin has been certified by many countries. The US FDA recognizes it as the only natural blue pigment. The European Union has also listed phycocyanin as a color food raw material and does not limit the addition amount of phycocyanin in food. The Chinese GB2760 Food Additive Catalogue also lists phycocyanin as a natural colorant.

In addition to being used as a food colorant and additive in the food field, phycocyanin can also be applied in medicine, cosmetics, and biological experiments.

In the field of medicine and health food, in vitro experiments have shown that phycocyanin has the effect of stimulating the formation of red blood cell colonies, similar to erythropoietin (EPO). It can assist in regulating the synthesis of various key enzymes required by the human body, which is of great significance for inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. At the same time, it can regulate the human immune system, enhance immune function, and improve the body's disease resistance ability.

In terms of cosmetics, phycocyanin belongs to collagen-like substances and has functions such as anti-oxidation, moisturizing, anti-allergy, and freckle removal.

In biological, chemical and cytological experiments, phycocyanin is blue and fluorescent. It can be used as a special reagent for some photodynamic studies and can also be used as a biochemical marker.

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