in short: I assume chlorella is more cost-effective for you and producers, and more aligned with our environment.
When you want to, I can recommend to further look into it, and there probably is a lot I did not mention:
Chlorella, in natural circumstances, contains vitamin B12 — seemingly synthesized by bacteriae in chlorella’s habitat — and according to the publication (I linked below) even contains precursors to, ánd vitamin D(2) itself.
It has an outstanding nutrient profile — as mentioned in a previous comment 3g of it fulfills the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) of B12.
I will follow up with a few assumptions mixed with references and a quote from the study regarding advantages of chlorella:
I see the more natural way of chlorella production as an advantage.
I assume it grows cost-effective as it “can be mass-cultured” (according to the linked publication).
It contains a super dense and rich nutrient profile, covering a wide variety of micronutrients as the publication shows — a more convenient view on the (micro-)nutrients and how they relate to RDI can easily get accessed with a (Brave) Leo Community Intelligence prompt (yes, I refer to ‘AI’ that way) or any other Community Intelligence prompt.
I (not knowing the prices of fabricated supplements) assume it costs less for the consumer to add 3g of algae to the diet than a plethora of pills to cover all the nutrients chlorella provides.
Bonus:
As also mentioned in the publication: shiitake and other mushrooms can contain Vitamin D after Sun (or other UV-light exposure). I see a complete plant-based, natural, and vegan diet as perfectly possible and eat that way myself, pretty happily so.
[1](Bito T, Okumura E, Fujishima M, Watanabe F. Potential of Chlorella as a Dietary Supplement to Promote Human Health. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 20;12(9):2524. doi: 10.3390/nu12092524. PMID: 32825362; PMCID: PMC7551956.)
seemingly synthesized by bacteriae in chlorella’s habitat
Isn’t bacteria (e.g. Propionibacterium freudenreichii) also how vegan B12 is produced already today? So for me personally it’s pretty much the same process as we know it for years without involvement of algae.
Thank you kindly for sharing, I hadn’t considered that!
That makes complete sense.
I assume bioavailability might favor the ancient practice of natural symbiosis of bacteria with plants in their natural habitat anyways, and acknowledge we can certainly recreate such environment well to farm vitamin B12 specifically.
The large range of nutrients accounts to me favoring chlorella over other options.
in short: I assume chlorella is more cost-effective for you and producers, and more aligned with our environment.
When you want to, I can recommend to further look into it, and there probably is a lot I did not mention: Chlorella, in natural circumstances, contains vitamin B12 — seemingly synthesized by bacteriae in chlorella’s habitat — and according to the publication (I linked below) even contains precursors to, ánd vitamin D(2) itself.
It has an outstanding nutrient profile — as mentioned in a previous comment 3g of it fulfills the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) of B12.
I will follow up with a few assumptions mixed with references and a quote from the study regarding advantages of chlorella:
Bonus: As also mentioned in the publication: shiitake and other mushrooms can contain Vitamin D after Sun (or other UV-light exposure). I see a complete plant-based, natural, and vegan diet as perfectly possible and eat that way myself, pretty happily so.
I hope I provided valuable assistance in any way.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7551956/
[1](Bito T, Okumura E, Fujishima M, Watanabe F. Potential of Chlorella as a Dietary Supplement to Promote Human Health. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 20;12(9):2524. doi: 10.3390/nu12092524. PMID: 32825362; PMCID: PMC7551956.)
Isn’t bacteria (e.g. Propionibacterium freudenreichii) also how vegan B12 is produced already today? So for me personally it’s pretty much the same process as we know it for years without involvement of algae.
Thank you kindly for sharing, I hadn’t considered that! That makes complete sense.
I assume bioavailability might favor the ancient practice of natural symbiosis of bacteria with plants in their natural habitat anyways, and acknowledge we can certainly recreate such environment well to farm vitamin B12 specifically.
The large range of nutrients accounts to me favoring chlorella over other options.