ʻO ka pauka Euglena gracilis he melemele a ʻōmaʻomaʻo paha ka pauka e like me ke kaʻina mahi ʻokoʻa.He kumu maikaʻi loa ia o ka protein meaʻai, pro(vitamins), lipids, a me ka β-1,3-glucan paramylon i loaʻa wale i nā euglenoids.ʻO Paramylon (β-1,3-glucan) he fiber meaʻai, nona ka hana immunomodulatory, a hōʻike i ka antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, lipid-lowering a me nā hana ʻē aʻe.
Ua hoʻokomo ʻia ʻo Euglena gracilis i loko o ka papa inoa Meaʻai Meaʻai Hou.