ʻO Chlorella, kahi limu ʻōmaʻomaʻo i hoʻomaka ma kahi o 2 biliona makahiki, he lālā ia o ka ʻohana plankton ʻōmaʻomaʻo. Aia kona wahi noho mua ma nā wahi kai a me ka wai maʻemaʻe ma ʻĀsia, me Taiwan, Asia Hema, a me Iapana. ʻO kēia limu liʻiliʻi, ʻoiai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia, paʻa i ka waiwai o nā pono meaʻai a me nā mea huna olakino.
Eia naʻe, i nā makahiki i hala iho nei, ua ulu nui ka mahiʻai ʻana i ka chlorella. He mea kaulana loa kona ʻano maloʻo ma Iapana a me nā wahi ʻē aʻe o ʻAsia, kahi i lilo ai ia i mea olakino olakino maikaʻi loa, i hoʻopaʻa mau ʻia ma waena o nā mea ʻelua.
