Al-Marsad newspaper: Chef Alberto Mastromatio revealed a food item he is keen to add to the meals of football players with whom he cooperates, such as Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, or the so-called “superfoods”.
Mastromatio said during an interview with the newspaper “Informalia”: “I am keen to add seaweed to the meals of football players, and I make sure to put spirulina and chlorella in all the dishes that I prepare for football players.”
“These herbs provide seven times more natural protein than meat, fish and legumes,” he added.
He continued, “Algae is also rich in omega-3, vitamins, antioxidants and carotenoids.”
And Mastromatio added, “Spirulina is rich in protein by 70%, vitamins and minerals such as iron, potassium and magnesium. As for chlorella, which is a fresh water algae, it helps to delay aging, purifies the blood and protects the body from various types of infections, and its calories are almost non-existent.”