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Crater Lake, Oregon - Only the perfect natural ecosystem of Klamath Lake
offers a unique algal species the habitat that it needs to flourish. This
unique algae called Klamath Blue Green Algae (also known as AFA,
Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae) is a Cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria are among the
most ancient life forms, estimated over 3.5 billion years old. Blue Green
Algae was the very first organism to achieve photosynthesis. Using solar
energy it split the water molecule, produced the first carbohydrate and
released oxygen. This was made possible by chlorophyll, the green plant
pigment that is present in abundance in Klamath blue green algae. Together
with phycocyanine, the blue green pigment, it enabled the Blue Green Algae
to absorb the entire spectrum of light and transform it to nutrients.
Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae
the freshwater Klamath blue green algae grows naturally in Upper Klamath
Lake in late summer and early fall in quantities sufficient to allow
commercial harvesting. This situation is unique to only one place in the
world that is safe for human consumption - Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath
Falls, Oregon, USA. Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae, AFA goes dormant in the
winter time when Klamath Lake freezes.
Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae or
“invisible flower of the water” is also referred to as Klamath’s Best®
Blue Green Algae, Klamath Blue Green Algae, Organic Blue-Green Algae,
wild blue green algae, wild-crafted blue green algae, Klamath Lake blue
green algae, ancient algae, sun produced algae, native blue green algae,
manna from heaven, ancient sun algae, and many more. The scientific
name for Klamath’s Best® Blue Green Algae is Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae,
Family – Nostoceacese, Species – Flos-Aquae, Phylum – Cyanophyta, Class
– Myxophycede, Order – Nostocales, and the Genus – Aphanizomenon.
In the past Native Americans gathered the blue green
algae from the lake in porous cloth bags and allowed to drain. It was then
formed into large flat cakes on the sand and dried in the sun. As the
blue-green algae gels, it is smoothed by hand and marked off into squares.
When most of the water evaporated or seeped into the sand, the squares are
pulled up, dried further on mats and cut into brittle cakes. In 1940, a
little known journal published a report by French Phycologist Dangeard on a
material called Dihé, eaten by the Kanembu people near Lake Chad, Africa. Dihé
is hardened cakes of sun-dried blue-green algae collected from the shores of
small ponds around Lake Chad. Desert winds pushed the mats of algae to the
shores. Kanembu people collected the wet algae in clay pots, drained out
the water through bags of cloth and spread out the algae in the sand to dry
in the sun. When dry, women cut the algae cakes into small squares for sale
in the local market. Dihé is crumbled and mixed with a sauce of tomatoes
and peppers, and poured over millet, beans, fish or meat. It is eaten by
the Kanembu in 70% of their meals.
The extremely volcanic mineral rich geographic region,
the intensive solar energy of the high elevation and the constantly moving,
oxygen rich crystal clear waters, make Klamath’s Best® Blue Green Algae
(AFA, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae) one of the most nutrient-rich abundant whole
green foods known to man. The Upper Klamath Lake variety of Aphanizomenon
Flos-Aquae is different from other varieties of Aphanizomenon and blue green
algaes.
Why does the Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae flourish
in Klamath Lake?
Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae blue green algae, of which
there are many species, require very specific conditions in order to
reproduce in significant quantities. The freshwater species Aphanizomenon
Flos-Aquae grows in abundant quantities (some estimate as many as 200
million pounds per year!) in Klamath Lake for several reasons.
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The
first reason is the trace mineral content of the clear cold water of
Klamath Lake. Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae blue green algae require a
rich source of minerals to flourish. Imagine a mineral source more
wealthy than an area considered by National Geographic to be the
most volcanically active in the world!
National Geographic (May 1998, Vol. 198 Num.5) call the region
around Klamath Lake, Cascadia, and consider it to be the most active
geologic region in the world. The ceaseless movements of the
tectonic plates along the West Coast of the United States render the
Cascade Mountain region very unstable geologically. The
proliferation of volcanoes in this area (no fewer than 17 volcanoes
in (400 miles) clearly demonstrates the geologic activity of the
Cascades area.
The
volcanoes in Cascadia are also considered very young geologically in
that they were all formed in the last several hundred thousand
years. Mt. St. Helens is in this region and you may recollect that
is was very active in 1980. This recent geologic activity has
brought a host of minerals to the surface of the earth in a jagged
high altitude configuration. Snow, ice formation, rain and time have
broken these recent formations down into trace minerals that are
then transported by creeks and rivers to lakes and reservoirs.
Klamath Lake is one of these trace mineral recipient reservoirs.
The
second reason why AFA, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae is so plentiful in
Upper Klamath Lake is the abundant source of ever moving pure high
pH water. Snow and rain falling on the mountains surrounding Klamath
Lake not only bring minerals to the lake, they bring a clear pure
source of water which drains through Klamath Falls down the Klamath
River all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Nowhere does it stall.
There
are several unique geographic factors affecting the natural
production of AFA. In other words there is no other place in the
world that has all the factors below except Klamath Valley. And
thus far, AFA, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae has resisted all attempts at
culturalization.
Latitude – Klamath Lake is far enough north that it experiences
long summer days and short winter days. The angle of the sun is
very low in the sky in the winter. As such, the sun’s rays cannot
penetrate into the water to provide energy for photosynthesis. AFA
Klamath Blue Green Algae is able to sleep (dormancy) in the winter.
If Klamath Lake was further north or south it is likely that AFA
would be present but not so abundant.
Altitude – Klamath Lake is 1300 meters high and this allows for
a great deal of temperature changes. With cold winters, and cold
fresh water throughout the summer months AFA grows abundantly.
Fresh Water – Crater Lake is the purest source of water in North
America. Situated at 7500 ft. and approximately 30 miles North of
Klamath Lake. This water is the primary source of water for Klamath
Lake.
Thermal Units – Klamath Lake has 300 days of sunshine per year.
AFA, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae converts the sunlight through
photosynthesis into bio-available nutrients.
From
this bountiful geographic region unique in the world comes the most
nutrient abundant green food source on our planet. Klamath Valley
Botanicals, LLC has been harvesting and processing Klamath Lake Blue
Green Algae since 1987. To assure that we produce only pure
Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae we have implemented a thorough quality
control system.
For more information on Klamath Valley
Botanicals processes and controls, click here
Klamath Lake blue green algae has been
shown to be very nutritionally dense, diverse and absolutely
non-toxic. It is a unique single cell organism that has
characteristics of plants, animals and bacteria. Like
plants, it has chlorophyll and through photosynthesis
produces oxygen. Like bacteria, it has a fragile cell
wall. Like animals, there are times when it uses oxygen and
produces carbon dioxide. Klamath’s Best® Blue Green Algae -
nature has created a formulation that is almost perfect for
humans. It offers an abundance and complexity of
bio-nutrients that could not be duplicated.
Klamath's Best®
General Composition and Nutritional Values
Specifically, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae
contains 20 antioxidants, 68 minerals and 70 trace elements,
all amino acids (essential and non-essential) and important
enzymes. In particular, it is its high nutrient density and
the synergistic effect of the trace nutrients that it
contains that makes the blue green AFA algae the ultimate
superfood. It offers a maximum of important micronutrients
and simultaneously a minimum of calories. And as such it is
one of the most concentrated natural foodstuffs on our
planet.
What makes blue green algae different
from other green foods on the market? Klamath’s Best® Blue
Green Algae contains 68% protein (glycoprotein), and is 98%
assimilable by the body. Other green foods on the market
are considered lipoproteins. Blue Green Algae is a
micronutrient that breaks the blood brain barrier nourishing
the brain and enhancing the clarity of mind.
To build stress hormones and
neurotransmitters, our bodies need proteins and amino
acids. Both are present in abundance and in balanced
proportions in Klamath’s Best® Blue Green Algae. Not only
is its amino acid profile complete, nature has matched it
almost perfectly to the human need. The centerpiece of this
profile are the essential amino acids, which the body cannot
produce on its own. Together with the amino acids, blue
green algae gives us the gift of B Vitamins, which have a
critical function in the energy metabolism of brain and
nerve cells. The interplay of body and mind is decisively
influenced by the quality of our nourishment. Its high
content of proteins and amino acids and its abundance of B
vitamins and folic acid make the AFA blue green algae the
purest brain and nerve food.
Klamath Valley Botanicals, LLC -
Klamath’s Best® Blue Green Algae is Certified Organic, 100%
USDA Organic, 100% Vegan and Kosher. Klamath’s Best® Blue
Green Algae products are available in bulk powdered form or
labeled bottled product. Klamath’s Best® Blue Green Algae
tablets or capsules are particularly worthy of
recommendation during periods of increased demands when you
need that extra helping of energy, enhancing your well-being
and vitality from nature. Currently Klamath’s Best® Blue
Green Algae is used as a daily whole food dietary
supplement, in lotions, shampoos, toothpaste, pet food and
in green food drinks worldwide. Klamath’s Best® Blue Green
Algae Bulk powder is packaged in heavy oxygen barrier
plastic bags with oxygen absorbers, and then packed in
corrugated boxes, 20 pounds per bag, and 2 bags per box.
Custom quantities on request.
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