I-Spirulina powder icindezelwa ukuze ibe amaphilisi e-spirulina, ibonakala eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okumnyama.I-Spirulina iyikilasi lezitshalo eziphansi, eziyingxenye ye-phylum Cyanobacteria, ekhula emanzini, efanelekayo ezindaweni ezinokushisa okuphezulu kwe-alkaline, ngaphansi kwe-microscope ibonakala i-screw-shaped.I-Spirulina inothile ngamaprotheni ekhwalithi ephezulu, ama-fatty acids e-γ-linolenic acid, i-carotenoids, amavithamini, nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto ezilandelwayo ezifana nensimbi, iodine, i-selenium, i-zinc, njll.