Ko te paura Euglena gracilis he kowhai, he paura matomato ranei e ai ki nga tikanga maara rereke.He puna pai mo te pūmua kai, pro(huaora), lipids, me te β-1,3-glucan paramylon ka kitea anake i roto i te euglenoids.Ko te Paramylon (β-1,3-glucan) he muka kai, he mahi immunomodulatory, me te whakaatu i nga mahi antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, lipid-lowering me etahi atu mahi.
Kua whakauruhia a Euglena gracilis ki roto i te raarangi Kai Rauemi Hou.