Quality analysis of commercial Chlorella products used as dietary supplement in human nutrition

By M. Görs, R. Schumann, D. Hepperle, U. Karsten. Journal of Applied Phycology, 2010

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Algal Proteins: Extraction, Application, and Challenges Concerning Production (2017, unknown): “This has led to concerns being raised about quality and contamination at the production and processing stages [263].”
Apparent digestibility of nutrients, energy, essential amino acids and fatty acids of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) diets containing whole-cell or cell-ruptured Chlorella vulgaris meals at five dietary inclusion levels (2017, background): “Görs et al. (2010) reported that of the 89 numerous Chlorella-based products on the market, quality control was poor and most were contaminated 90 with bacteria, cyanobacteria and other unlisted algal species, contained highly variable levels of chlorophyll 91 and its breakdown products and were…”
Microalgal Biostimulants and Biofertilisers in Crop Productions (2019, background): “are the main microalgae species cultivated and used commercially [11,12].”
Morphology, composition, production, processing and applications of Chlorella vulgaris: A review (2014, methodology): “Many studies worked on optimising the extraction process of pigments using solvents (dimethyl formamide, dichloromethane, acetone, hexane, and ethanol), soxhlet, ultrasound-assisted extraction [70,138–141], and pressurised liquid extraction (PLE) that showed useful simultaneous extraction of caroten”