When light strikes the plant pigment chlorophyll, it causes a reaction that produces energy for the plant. The energy is used to create food in the plant. Plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
More elaborately,
When light strikes a plant pigment, photons of light are absorbed and converted into energy. The plant pigment absorbs blue and red light and reflects green light.
Plants reflect green light and absorb all other wavelengths of light, making it appear green. For example, a tree has a green pigment called chlorophyll, which absorbs light from all wavelengths except for red and blue. It does this to capture energy to make food.
A leaf is green because the chlorophyll molecules reflect a green color, but because it also has a green pigment called carotene, a fat-soluble yellowish-orange pigment, it absorbs red and blue light. When the light reflects off of the leaf, the colors change: green becomes a reddish-yellow, and blue becomes bluish-purple. This change in color is what gives leaves their color.
What is chlorophyll?
Chlorophyll is a pigment found in the chloroplasts of photosynthetic cells. It is responsible for the green color of plants. Chlorophyll absorbs light energy and uses it to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
What is the difference between chlorophyll and chlorophyllin?
Chlorophyll is a green pigment that is present in plants. Chlorophyllin is a derivative of chlorophyll extracted from algae.
Chlorophyll can absorb harmful toxins in the body, and it also helps in removing the toxins from the bloodstream.
Chlorophyllin is very effective in removing toxins from the body, especially when combined with other herbs. However, it does not have the same detoxifying benefits as chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll is more commonly available and is considered safe, while chlorophyllin is relatively new and not widely available.
