Now, a new microalgae product has emerged in the natural products market that joins the ranks of these high-potency superfoods: Marine Phytoplankton. And unlike most of the other microalgae products on the market that are freeze dried into powders, tablets or capsules, the Marine Phytoplankton product I'm reviewing here is raw, unprocessed, in liquid form and full of life!
But beware! In researching related products for this story, I've discovered at least two products in the marketplace today that sound like they deliver marine phytoplankton, but they actually deliver only miniscule portions of the phytoplankton along with lots and lots of filler. I'll reveal the names of those products that I don't recommend later in this article. You'll also get to view a video review where I compare these products right in front of your eyes so you can actually see the nutrient density in glasses of water (see below).
I'll also reveal my No. 1 recommended "Editor's Choice" marine phytoplankton product and tell you where to get it at 22% off the retail price. I don't earn anything on the sale of this product, nor have I been paid anything to review it. This is a 100% independent, unbiased review of a product so impressive that I actually brought two bottles with me to Ecuador!
Read this product review if you're interested in learning about the latest, most nutritionally-potent superfood product that can provide you with astonishing health benefits. This is a superfood that contains potent anti-cancer nutrients, elements that help reverse heart disease, nutrients for protecting brain function and even specific minerals and phytochemicals that can help normalize body weight.
Raw products always have more nutritional potency than cooked or dried products because heat quickly destroys delicate phytochemicals. So raw spirulina is better than dried spirulina. Raw chlorella is better than dried chlorella. And raw marine phytoplankton is better than dried or pasteurized marine phytoplankton.
Based on the research I've done, Oceans Alive from Sunfood is the only source currently offering raw, unprocessed, liquid marine phytoplankton that's truly nutrient dense. That's one of the reasons why it has earned my enthusiastic recommendation.
Oceans Alive isn't actually harvested from the ocean. It's grown in a controlled ocean water environment called a "bioreactor." The name sounds ominous but is simply means the algae are reproducing in a large container of water that's exposed to sunlight. Cyanotech uses the same process to grow their spirulina starter cultures, which are then transferred to outdoor ponds to continue multiplying.
Oceans Alive Marine Phytoplankton is grown in a controlled, chemical-free environment, which makes the product highly consistent and free from environmental contaminants. It takes an enormous amount of space, ocean water and sunlight to make just a single ounce of marine phytoplankton, which is why the product seems so expensive at first, but when you consider the amount of nutrition you're getting in each ounce, it's actually quite a bargain.
Once the phytoplankton have reached the desired density in the bioreactor, they are then harvested by straining the ocean water through a large fine mesh strainer that collects the phytoplankton. These are washed and transferred to a larger container where they're mixed with desalinated ocean water that's rich in ionic trace minerals. This resulting liquid is then transferred into Oceans Alive bottles and shipped to Sunfood.
Note that during this entire process, the product is never heated, cooked, pasteurized or dried. So virtually 100% of the original nutrition (the phytonutrients) in the marine phytoplankton stays intact. It's almost as good as eating the phytoplankton right out of the ocean, which is of course what whales do, and they're mammals too!
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As far as I can tell, this product is a complete joke. Some might call it a fraud, because the amount of marine phytoplankton in the bottle seems to be virtually nothing. This is true both for the liquid UMAC-CORE product (which seems to have absolutely no color at all) and the capsules, which contain 475mg of filler and only 25mg of actual phytoplankton. (Do the math: That's 95% filler!) You actually have to take more than an entire bottle of capsules just to get 3 grams of total marine phytoplankton.
Bottom line? Avoid UMAC-CORE. I call it a consumer rip-off.
This is a product sold under a network marketing structure. While it has nice promotional materials, it contains only a miniscule amount of actual phytoplankton. In fact, by weight it is 99.75% something else and only 0.25% phytoplankton. What are the other ingredients? Purified water, white grape juice, aloe vera juice and other "filler" juices.
Bottom line? Avoid FrequenSea. It's not a rip-off like UMAC-CORE, but neither is it very potent in terms of marine phytoplankton. While it has some other nice ingredients (like astaxanthin and ginger), it's still an overpriced liquid, in my opinion.
I like this company. Poseidon Health seems to have an honest product made with 100% dried marine phytoplankton. Although I've never met or interviewed these folks, their product looks legit. In fact, it's probably very similar to the microalgae used in Oceans Alive, except it's dried into a powder rather than being used in its raw, liquid state.
Their website needs a whole lot of work, but their product looks solid. I plan to interview this company at a later date, if they're willing, and learn more about them.
Bottom line? Cautiously Recommended. This looks like an honest marine phytoplankton product, although it's not raw. I don't yet know what drying process they use, or how hot the phytoplankton get during drying, but I intend to find out and report that to you later.
• Oceans Alive remains my No. 1 choice due to the reputation of Sunfood (and David Wolfe), the integrity of their product line, the raw, liquid state of the product and the phenomenal health benefits of raw microalgae vs. processed microalgae.
I put this on my list of the top superfoods in the world, joining the ranks of astaxanthin, spirulina, chlorella, brown seaweed extract (Modifilan), blue-green algae and others.
As of this writing, Sunfood Nutrition is out of stock but is expecting a shipment in just a few days. Vitacost has just 200 units in stock right now. This product is difficult to get and supplies are very small. If you really want some of this, place your order right now, or you'll probably have to wait several weeks to get in on the next shipment.