“…Studies have reported on the palatability, toxicity, digestion, antioxidant action, pigmenting capacity, anticancer properties, immune stimulation, and antiinflammatory capacity of these microalgae in rabbits, rats, chickens, and pigs (Belay et al, 1996;Grinstead et al, 2000;Rodrıguez-Hernández et al, 2001;Derner et al, 2006;Colla et al, 2007;Ambrosi et al, 2008;Peiretti & Meineri, 2011;Oliveira et al, 2013;Moreira et al, 2015). All these properties are associated with the presence of biomolecules in Arthrospira maxima, such as phycocyanin, phenolic compounds, polyunsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, and the antiviral calcium spirulan (Parra et al, 2017).…”