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The Great Cobalt Shift: Spirulina Becomes the Industry’s Blue Standard

Following sweeping legislative bans on synthetic dyes in 2025, the food industry has successfully scaled spirulina-based phycocyanin to meet mass-market demand. Global leaders like Nestlé and Mondelez are now deploying stabilized blue algae extracts across mainstream cereal and confectionery lines.

Jun 11, 2026