yep. the book that started it all for me was called "superfoods" by david wolfe. the book is loaded with great info, specifically the index which has an amazing breakdown regarding specifics i.e: amino acids, vitamins, minerals, etc: https://imgur.com/a/mW9Oj

excerpt on gbooks:

http://books.google.com/books?id=N1DTZ18N-_YC&lpg=PA1&pg=PT1...

also, remember cyanobacteria was one of the first organisms to turn the sun for its energy. here is excerpt from Home documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, that mentions cyanobacteria:

http://youtu.be/jqxENMKaeCU?t=5m47s

hope this helps.