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Product name: Beta-carotene, Salt Algae Extract

Botanical name: Daucus carota Linn

Appearance: Red Orange Crystals/powder

Specifications:  Beta-Carotene Powder 1% 2% 10% 20%

                     96% crystallized powder

                      Beta-Carotene Beadlets 5% 10%

                      Beta-Carotene CWD 5% 10%

                      Beta-Carotene Oil Suspension

Beta-Carotene Emulsion 2% 5%

Test Method: HPLC

Active ingredient: Beta Carotene

Density:0.941g/cm3

Melting point:176-184 °C

Boiling point:654.7 °C

CAS No.: 7235-40-7

Chemical Formula: C40H56

Product description:

Beta carotene is the molecule that gives carrots their orange colour. Beta carotene is part of a family of

chemicals called the carotenoids, which are found in many fruit and vegetables, as well as some animal

products such as egg yolks. Biologically, beta carotene is most important as the precursor of vitamin A.

Beta carotene also has anti-oxidant properties and may help in preventing cancer and other diseases.

Beta carotene is also known as a provitamin because it can be converted in our body into vitamin A after

oxidative cleavage by beta carotene 15, 150 dioxygenase. In plants, beta carotene acts as

an anti-oxidant and neutralizes singlet oxygen radicals formed during photosynthesis.
 
Function

1.Beta carotene is an antioxidant and therefore may offer some protection against certain cancers

  and other diseases.

2.Beta carotene is a naturally occurring substance present in green and yellow fruits and vegetables.

3.In the body, beta carotene is converted into vitamin A and beta carotene is used as a vitamin

  supplement to prevent or treat vitamin A deficiency.

4.Beta carotene can help prevent or treat reactions to the sun in some specific groups of patients.

Application


1.Medical Purpose

Beta carotene is recognized to have functions of anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, caducity resistance,

etc., for instance,beta carotene can improve immunity of AIDS patients.

2.Food Additive

Besides caducity resistance and immunity improvement,beta carotene  is also an important pigment

and confirmed as nutritious food additive. Beta carotenecan be used as intensifying agent for lipid

foods such as  margarine salad oil and benne oil to help beta carotene absorption by human body.

3.Cosmetics

Beta carotene's extractives contain abundant amino acid, vitamin, natural wet factor, microelement

and other bioactive substances, and cosmetics (lipstick, kermes, etc.) added with beta carotene

present natural and full color and luster and protect skin.

4.Forage Additive

Beta carotene can improve growth rate and flesh quality of animals, reproductivity of cattle, horse

and pig, color and luster of red fish and shrimp, and darken color of bird's egg.