Ufa wa Spirulina umakanikizidwa kuti ukhale mapiritsi a spirulina, amawoneka wobiriwira wakuda.Spirulina ndi gulu la zomera zotsika, za phylum Cyanobacteria, zomwe zimamera m'madzi, zoyenera kumalo otentha kwambiri amchere, pansi pa microscope imawoneka ngati zomangira.Spirulina imakhala ndi mapuloteni apamwamba kwambiri, mafuta acids a γ-linolenic acid, carotenoids, mavitamini, ndi zinthu zosiyanasiyana monga chitsulo, ayodini, selenium, zinki, ndi zina.