No matter how terrific the algae is, it can't provide you with its many benefits while it is still in the lake! This is where Simplexity Health's commitment to the quality of the algae makes all the difference. Since its beginning in 1982, when we designed and built the first processing equipment for harvesting the algae, Simplexity has consistently chosen methods that are optimal for ensuring that all of the wonderful properties of Super Blue Green® Algae are held intact throughout the harvesting, drying, and packaging processes.

How To Improve On A Miracle

The harvesting and processing methods used to make the algae available are among the many critical factors making Super Blue Green Algae so special. Freshwater algae is more sensitive to heat, light and rapid spoilage than its cousins, the edible seaweeds. In traditional times, some native cultures in Africa and the Americas used simple sun-drying methods to process their freshwater algae, but it is likely that a significant amount of the nutrition was lost in the process. If algae were subjected to extreme heat during harvesting and processing, much of its valuable nutrition could easily be lost. This is not a problem with SBGA because of the unique care Simplexity Health takes in harvesting and processing.

The Perfect Spot

Simplexity Health is located in Klamath Falls, a small town in south-central Oregon at the foot of the Cascade mountain range. The nearby snow-covered mountains supply the rich abundance of water and minerals for the algae's phenomenal growth.

Lake Harvesting

In 2001, we began harvesting directly on Upper Klamath Lake and the Simplexity Health Lake Harvester quickly performed well beyond expectations.

The Lake Harvester is actually a harvest system, composed of a direct harvest vessel (which gathers the algae from the lake), a refrigeration craft (called the "Cool Boat," which cools the algae to less than 40°F within one minute of its harvesting from the water, thus preserving its essential nutritional properties), and three launches which transport the algae at high speed to the shore. From there it is delivered the short distance to our processing facilities.

The technology that we have invented and incorporated into our Lake Harvester is so unique that we have applied for a patent, and the quality and condition of the algae that it harvests is absolutely superior.

Simplexity Health's Process

The high integrity of Simplexity Health products depends on a complex series of integrated processing procedures.

1. PRE-SCREENING: Fresh algae is filtered out of the water with fine mesh screens.
2. PRIMARY SEPARATION: Primary separators remove everything suspended in the lake water. The algae is further concentrated by removing virtually all of the extracellular water.
3. CHILLING: The algae is quickly chilled in the "Cool Boat" to less than 40°F.
4. SECONDARY SEPARATION: Secondary separators remove any remaining extraneous materials.
5. FREEZING: The algae is quickly frozen by converting into slabs at a temperature of -10°F. It is then stored at -10°F in closed containers until drying, which converts the frozen algae into a dry, stable powder.
6. DRYING: To ensure the algae retains vital nutrients, all cellular water is gently removed in a low temperature environment.

The result? A semifine powder, medium to dark green in color, with a mild taste and aroma, and with virtually all of the algae's original nutrients intact.

revised 04/06