METHOD OF PRODUCING A EUGLENA LYSATE

1 . A method for producing a Euglena lysate, comprising:

growing a biomass from genus Euglena organisms;

dewatering the grown biomass;

lysing the biomass; and

drying the lysed biomass to form a Euglena lysate.

2 . The method according to claim 1 comprising adding a metal to the Euglena lysate.

3 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the dewatering comprises centrifuging or gravity decanting the biomass.

4 . The method according to claim 3 wherein the centrifuging is selected from the group consisting of decanter, stacked-disk, conical plate, pusher, and peeler centrifuging.

5 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the lysing is selected from the group consisting of mechanical, pH and temperature driven.

6 . The method according to claim 5 wherein the mechanical lysing comprises homogenizing or bead milling.

7 . The method according to claim 6 comprising homogenizing the biomass at a pressure greater than 500 barg.

8 . The method according to claim 7 comprising homogenizing the biomass at a pressure range of 500 to 1,900 barg.

9 . The method according to claim 8 comprising homogenizing the biomass at a pressure range of 750 to 1,000 barg.

10 . The method according to claim 5 comprising lysing the biomass at a pH greater than 7.0 and at a temperature greater than 5 degrees centigrade.

11 . The method according to claim 10 further comprising treating the biomass with a base and lysing the biomass at a pH greater than 9.0 and at a temperature greater than 45 degrees centigrade.

12 . The method according to claim 10 further comprising treating the biomass with a base and lysing the biomass at a pH between 9.0 to 12.5 at a temperature between 45 to 100 degrees centigrade.

13 . The method according to claim 1 wherein the drying of the lysed biomass is selected from the group consisting of spray drying, ribbon drying, tray drying, freeze drying, drum drying, vacuum ribbon drying, refractance window drying and vacuum drum drying.

14 . The method according to claim 1 comprising dewatering the grown biomass to a concentration between 50 to 350 grams per liter (g/L).

15 . A method for producing a Euglena lysate, comprising:

growing a biomass from genus Euglena organisms;

lysing the biomass; and

drying the lysed biomass to form a Euglena lysate.

16 . The method according to claim 15 comprising adding a metal to the Euglena lysate.

17 . The method according to claim 15 wherein the lysing is selected from the group consisting of mechanical, pH and temperature driven.

18 . The method according to claim 17 wherein the mechanical lysing comprises homogenizing or bead milling.

19 . The method according to claim 18 comprising homogenizing the biomass at a pressure greater than 500 barg.

20 . The method according to claim 18 comprising homogenizing the biomass at a pressure range of 500 to 1,900 barg.

21 . The method according to claim 18 comprising homogenizing the biomass at a pressure range of 750 to 1,000 barg.

22 . The method according to claim 17 comprising lysing the biomass at a pH greater than 7.0 and at a temperature greater than 5 degrees centigrade.

23 . The method according to claim 22 further comprising treating the biomass with a base and lysing the biomass at a pH greater than 9.0 and at a temperature greater than 45 degrees centigrade.

24 . The method according to claim 22 further comprising treating the biomass with a base and lysing the biomass at a pH between 9.0 to 12.5 at a temperature between 45 to 100 degrees centigrade.

25 . The method according to claim 15 wherein the drying of the lysed biomass is selected from the group consisting of spray drying, ribbon drying, tray drying, freeze drying, drum drying, vacuum ribbon drying, refractance window drying and vacuum drum drying.

26 . The method according to claim 15 wherein the biomass is grown or concentrated to a concentration between 3 to 350 grams per liter (g/L).