Spirulina poda inotsikirirwa kuti ive mapiritsi e spirulina, inoita rima rebhuruu rakasvibira.Spirulina ikirasi yemiti yakadzika, ye phylum Cyanobacteria, inokura mumvura, yakakodzera kune yakakwirira-yekushisa alkaline nharaunda, pasi pe microscope inoratidzika screw-shaped.Spirulina yakapfuma muprotein yemhando yepamusoro, fatty acids yeγ-linolenic acid, carotenoids, mavhitaminzi, uye zvakasiyana-siyana zvekutsvaga zvinhu zvakaita sesimbi, iodine, selenium, zinc, nezvimwe.