«Bloom»...
By topffer
@topffer (42156)
France
November 12, 2017 10:40am CST
@allknowing started today a discussion about «poop pills» to cure some diseases. «Birds of a feather flock together», and it gave me the idea to write a few lines about «Bloom» , a kind of yogurt maker to produce spirulina at home, developed by a French startup.
Spirulina is a micro-alga very rich in vegetable proteins, and a «Bloom» machine can produce 50 to 100 g per week of fresh spirulina, bringing as many calories than a steak. «Bloom» is delivered with a live strain of spirulina and bottles of nutriments for 590 Euros. It looks a bit expensive, but not that much as 1 kg of spirulina is worth about 150 Euros today.
«Bloom» won a world prize for innovation last year and its inventors present it as the best invention for a kitchen since the micro-wave. Personally, I would hesitate to put this machine in my kitchen. The nutriment needed to grow spirulina is usually made up of nitrogen and phosphorus. In other words the best nutriment is... urine ! I do not know what is sold in the bottles of nutriments coming with «Bloom» but I would bet that it does not smell good
. I do not want to undermine three years of efforts needed to perfect this new technological wonder, but... it is not for me 
!
Would you like to have a «Bloom» spirulina maker ?
The photo of «Bloom» comes from the site of the startup. I do not give the link because it is a commercial site.
. I do not want to undermine three years of efforts needed to perfect this new technological wonder, but... it is not for me !
Would you like to have a «Bloom» spirulina maker ?
The photo of «Bloom» comes from the site of the startup. I do not give the link because it is a commercial site.12 people like this
12 responses
@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
12 Nov 17
I will not show your discussion to my husband, you may guess he wants that thing. I do not know why he has always been so obsessed by the great properties of Spirulina, that it's expensive and not easy to get. Please don't say him a word.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
12 Nov 17
They do not tell what is in the nutriment, but I have an idea about it
. I thought at this machine when @allknowing suggested that the doctors should better not tell what was in the "poop pills".
. I thought at this machine when @allknowing suggested that the doctors should better not tell what was in the "poop pills".2 people like this
. Time for evening meal, it will be for tomorrow
@BarBaraPrz (47611)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Nov 17
Basically, it's pond scum.
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@allknowing (137552)
• India
13 Nov 17
Better than guzzling down urine which is a therapy doing the rounds here in India.
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.@topffer (42156)
• France
13 Nov 17
@JudyEv I bought a machine to prepare plant milks. It is a sort of mix between a blender and a coffee maker. I tried rice milk and almond milk, and they were less good than those bought in shops. I am sure they add ingredients in their milks. I never tried soy milk, I do not like the taste.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Nov 17
Probably makes it seem cleaner too.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Nov 17
@topffer .....It's gross any way you look at it.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Nov 17
I took spirulina once and never again although the spirulina is probably not to blame but the way they make it and say its a miracle cure too.
Made me feel all woozy and I found alternatives to it and I was much better when I stopped taking it.
Do not like the sound of that stuff either at least not for me thank you very much.
Please note I do not think that it was proper spirulina that grows naturally rather something they grew in a tank somewhere.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Nov 17
@topffer
Oh tofu is another one I tried and no no no.
Niet, niet, niet just do not like it.
Thank you I much prefer pata negra (jamon serrano) any day of the week.
To each his own of what they might like.
A third one is that soy they say is fantastic and its awful like that drink called the wonder drink "Ensure" yuk and double yuk.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
13 Nov 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 I dislike soy milk
. Some soy yogurts are edible, but I would also prefer pata negra (it is expensive in France, maybe overtaxed as we have also local hams). There are various kinds of tofu, I can eat smoked tofu times to times, but it is not something that I would buy every week.
. Some soy yogurts are edible, but I would also prefer pata negra (it is expensive in France, maybe overtaxed as we have also local hams). There are various kinds of tofu, I can eat smoked tofu times to times, but it is not something that I would buy every week.1 person likes this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
18 Nov 17
Well, I won't say what that liquid looks like, but I certainly would not willingly drink it!
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, where were you gone ?
@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Nov 17
I've seen products with this spirulina in it . . . powders, teas, capsules . . . but not a machine to cultivate it in the home! Hmmmm, it may be nutritious . . . but I don't think I'd want to bother growing my own . . . it's just one of those things I'd just rather not know what goes into it 
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@topffer (42156)
• France
16 Nov 17
@much2say The park near my home has a lot of carps so old that they are no more red (perhaps is it because of the water ?) and about 1m long. My oven would not be large enough for one of these carps. I am not sure that they are good to eat, but it is tempting
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. I am not sure that they are good to eat, but it is tempting.1 person likes this
@YrNemo (20255)
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13 Nov 17
So I was right after all ! Just a look at that image and I had thought to myself, 'you are obsessed with microorganism, that can't be algae! It just can not be!'
And in the end, it is just that, algae! (Never knew that people wanted to harvest that sort of blue-green stuff.)
Anyway, there is this link that lists out bad side effects if consuming too much of spirulina,
! Just a look at that image and I had thought to myself, 'you are obsessed with microorganism, that can't be algae! It just can not be!'
And in the end, it is just that, algae! (Never knew that people wanted to harvest that sort of blue-green stuff.)
Anyway, there is this link that lists out bad side effects if consuming too much of spirulina, 
Do you often intake natural supplements like spirulina for an enhanced immunity? Then here are 10 dangerous spirulina side effects that you should be aware of
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@topffer (42156)
• France
13 Nov 17
At least if you prepare it at home, you avoid the risk of heavy metal toxicity.
Spirulina is considered like a very useful food for vegetarians, as an important source of proteins. The price is still very high, because it is (or it was, before this machine) not easy to grow it.
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Spirulina is considered like a very useful food for vegetarians, as an important source of proteins. The price is still very high, because it is (or it was, before this machine) not easy to grow it.1 person likes this
