Based on the HACCP method, only the chlorella that passes inspections for process management/quality management/production management under our strict corporate standards within all processes including flask culture to commercialization, will be commercialized as the “CHIKUGO” brand.

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  The first stage in preliminary culture for stability maintaining and supplying chlorella. Chlorella is transferred to a liquid medium in a shake flask to undergo culture by continual mechanical shaking.

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  The second stage in preliminary culture. Chlorella is transferred to a small jar fermenter for culture. A healthy and fresh state is maintained to prepare for seed culture in a large jar fermenter.

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  Culture takes place in a large jar fermenter under temperature and pH control, to continually produce high-quality seeds for outdoors culture.

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  The seeds are transferred to the shallow outdoors manufacturing pools to enrich the cellular contents of seeds by letting them absorb plenty of sunlight. It is harvested at the highest state of cell activity to be transferred to the commercialization process.

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  The culture medium is centrifuged, chlorella cells are washed repeatedly with water, which are then dehydrated. The harvested cells are turned into a concentrated suspension.

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  The chlorella concentrate is passed through a plate heater for heat sterilization treatment.

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  Chlorella is instantly spray-dried by a spray drier to produce dry, fine particles of chlorella powder.

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  In addition to the process management up to commercialization based on the HACCP method*, a final inspection is carried out under strict cooperate standards by the quality management division.

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  Only chlorella that passes the final inspection is shipped as products.

*Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System (HACCP; a method of hazard analysis/critical control point system for foods) is a hygienic management system developed by NASA for manufacturing space food. Important factors in food processing that may impose health hazards are predicted and analyzed. Management methods are determined based on scientific evidence, and safety is ensured by recording the managed contents