Ifu ya Euglena gracilis ni ifu yumuhondo cyangwa icyatsi kibisi ukurikije uburyo bwo guhinga butandukanye.Nisoko nziza ya proteine yimirire, pro (vitamine), lipide, hamwe na β-1,3-glucan paramylon iboneka muri euglenoide gusa.Paramylon (β-1,3-glucan) ni fibre yimirire, ifite imikorere yubudahangarwa, kandi ikerekana antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, kugabanya lipide nibindi bikorwa.
Euglena gracilis yashyizwe murutonde rwibiryo bishya.