Marine phytoplankton is not a seaweed or marine plant - marine phytoplankton is a single celled organism." It is the start of the genetic code on earth (3 billion years old) and the start of the food chain. Zooplankton feeds on phytoplankton; whales and other marine creatures feed on zooplankton.

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

Super Phytoplankton Rx contains specific strains of phytoplankton to provide the optimum nutritional profile for human needs. There are more than 10,000 different strains of phytoplankton which have been identified; each with its own unique nutritional profile. Not all phytoplankton provide the balance of nutrients which is ideal for human development, especially the lipid profile.

Enerex's unique combination of specific strains of marine phytoplankton provides over 50% protein containing 22 amino acids, and 24% total lipids providing:

Super Phytoplankton Rx provides a superior fatty acid profile including improved bio-availability over fish and vegetable oils.

LIPID UPTAKE / BIOAVAILABILITY

EPA and DHA are important constituents of membranes where they are in the phospholipids portion of the lipids. Phospholipids are needed for the transport of dietary lipids. Thus EPA/DHA in phospholipids (algae) is more efficiently used (crosses the blood/brain barrier) than EPA/DHA in oils or triglycerides (artificial enrichment products). In other words the organic transfer mechanism is much more efficient with micro algae. In their natural environment fish larvae feed on plankton whose lipid is predominately phospholipids. Thus the EPA/DHA in algae may be more useful than EPA/DHA in fish oils because the larvae need the phospholipids for transporting and using lipids in their diet.