The Harvesting of Live Marine Algae Calcium - An Environmental Friendly Process

AlgaeCal is plant source calcium from live marine algae. The latin name for this algae is Algas Calcareas.sp. The obvious concern is how can it be harvested without harming the delicate ecology of the ocean?

The species of marine algae we use does not grow in coral reefs. Remember, Corals are considered animal while AlgaeCal is a plant - so it grows in a different environment. The tiny algae attach to pieces of seaweed on the sandy ocean bottom. Toward the latter part of it's 180 day life cycle, it typically reaches the size of a person's fist and it's weight is such that it cannot be supported by the seaweed.

The algae is harvested by hand in waist deep water on the shores of a remote area in South America. We employ a team of trained locals who live-harvest this marine algae from the beaches at low tide. The algae is live harvested to keep all of the minerals and nutrients intact. The crop is rotated from beach to beach to be sure to not interfere with the natural cycle of marine algae.

The marine algae is then washed with fresh ionized water and then sun dried. The algae is then milled down to powder form to become AlgaeCal. To ensure the quality and safety all batches of AlgaeCal powder are tested for microbial activity and mineral content.

Live Plant Algae Washing up on the beach image

Live marine algae washing up on the beaches of South America

Close up of live algae calcium plant- notice the pink color from photosynthesis image

Close up of live algae calcium plant, you can see that it is a plant because of the pink color from photosynthesis

There is no chemical treatment, no sieving process and no additives or extractions that might create impurities. AlgaeCal is a completely natural product.