Euglena gracilis ufa ndi wachikasu kapena wobiriwira wa ufa molingana ndi njira zosiyanasiyana zolima.Ndi gwero labwino kwambiri lazakudya zama protein, pro(vitamini), lipids, ndi β-1,3-glucan paramylon zomwe zimapezeka mu euglenoids.Paramylon (β-1,3-glucan) ndi chakudya chamagulu, chomwe chimakhala ndi immunomodulatory function, ndipo chimasonyeza antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, lipid-kutsitsa ndi ntchito zina.
Euglena gracilis waphatikizidwa m'kalogu ya New Resource Food.