About Us
Nutrex Hawaii was founded in 1990 in Kailua-Kona by Dr. Gerald Cysewski, a world-renowned expert in microalgae and carotenoids. Our mission is to harness the powerful benefits of microalgae to improve global health and support longevity.
Located on the pristine Kona Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island—once a barren lava field—our farm makes full use of the region’s natural resources: abundant warm sunlight, pure deep ocean water, and fresh water drawn from Hawaii’s aquifer. These ideal conditions allow us to cultivate BioAstin® Hawaiian Astaxanthin®.
BioAstin is one of the world’s most powerful natural antioxidants, supporting joint, skin, heart, and eye health, as well as post-exercise recovery.*
What Makes Nutrex Hawaii Products Unique?
• Location
Situated on the bright, sunny Kona Coast, our farm receives some of the most abundant sunlight of any coastal location in the United States. Our ponds have been in operation since 1984, providing ideal conditions to cultivate microalgae used to produce BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin.
• BioSecure Zone
Nutrex Hawaii is the only microalgae farm located in a designated BioSecure Zone that prohibits the use of harmful pesticides and genetically modified organisms. What does that mean for you? BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin is grown without harmful pesticides or herbicides, and our farming methods do not contribute to land erosion or water pollution. Our products are safe and pure.
• 100% Potable Drinking Water
BioAstin is grown with 100% potable drinking water collected from the Big Island’s pristine aquifer. Naturally filtered through lava rock, this water is exceptionally fresh. To minimize waste and protect resources, most of this fresh water is recycled and returned to our ponds for the next growing cycle.
Environmental Responsibility & Sustainability
Nutrex Hawaii’s corporate philosophy is to leave the land and environment in better condition than when we started. All of our microalgae comes from our parent company Cyanotech’s 90-acre farm located on the pristine Kona Coast on Hawaii Island. Our microalgae farm was carved out of land that was once a barren lava flow. Our team is steadfast in its commitment to sustainability and everything we do is to create a cleaner, safer and healthier world.
We’re Experts in Microalgae Nutrition — Grown naturally, free from GMOs, for over 35 years
Our Mission: Fulfilling the Promise of Wholehealth through Hawaiian Microalgae.
What Makes Nutrex Hawaii Products Unique?
Location
Situated on the bright, sunny Kona coast, our farm receives more sunlight than any other coastal location in the United States enabling Nutrex Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica to grow continuously for 12 months a year. Our ponds have been in operation since 1984. What does that mean for you? More nutrition. Hawaiian Spirulina has evolved into a nutritionally superior strain after more than 35 years of continuous cultivation in the intense Hawaiian sun.
BioSecure Zone
Nutrex Hawaii is the only microalgae farm located in a “BioSecure Zone” that prohibits the use of harmful pesticides and genetically modified organisms. What does that mean for you? Our Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica and BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin products are grown without using any harmful pesticides, herbicides and we do not generate land erosion or water pollution. Our products are safe and pure.
100% Potable Drinking Water
Our products are grown with 100% potable drinking water. This water is collected from the Big Island’s pristine aquifer. After being naturally filtered through lava rock, this water is as fresh as it gets. To minimize water waste and return essential nutrients back into our growing ponds, the majority of the fresh water is recycled and returned to the pond for the next growing cycle. This process contributes to providing the world’s most nutritious spirulina.
Ultra-Pure Deep Ocean Water
Five percent deep ocean water is added to the growing media for Hawaiian Spirulina. Hawaiian Spirulina is the only cultured microalgae grown with ultra-pure deep ocean water pumped up from a depth of 2000 feet below sea level. This ocean water adds trace minerals and elements to our spirulina.
Ocean Chill Drying™
Nutrex Hawaii’s Ocean Chill Drying™ system eliminates oxidation and damage to carotenoids, enzymes and other fragile nutrients that occur in standard drying methods. What does that mean for you? Nutritional content that you can rely on. This system dries our spirulina in just 3-7 seconds, relies on very cold deep ocean water to provide de-humidification and uses less than one percent oxygen to preserve the phytonutrients. And because of our superior packaging, our spirulina arrives to the consumer as fresh as the day it was harvested.