Home > Products > Agriculture & Foods > Agricultural Products & Resources > Plant Extract

Pure natural haematococcus pluvialis extract astaxanthin

Astaxanthin is a keto-carotenoid. Like many carotenoids, astaxanthin is a lipid-soluble pigment. Astaxanthin is found in microalgae, yeast, salmon, trout, krill, shrimp, crayfish, crustaceans, and the feathers of some birds. It provides the red-orange color of salmon meat and the red color of cooked shellfish. The structure of astaxanthin by synthesis was described in 1975. Astaxanthin, unlike several carotenes and one other known carotenoid, is not converted to vitamin A (retinol) in the human body. Like other carotenoids, astaxanthin has self-limited absorption orally and such low toxicity by mouth that no toxic syndrome is known. In vitro, it is an antioxidant with a slightly lower antioxidant activity in some model systems than other carotenoids. Astaxanthin can be used as a dietary supplement intended for human, animal, and aquaculture consumption.

Product Name	Astaxanthin Powder
Active Ingredients	Astaxanthin
CAS NO.	472-61-7
Molecular Formula	C40H52O4
Specification	1%, 3%, 5%, 10%
Appearance	Red powder
Loss on Drying	≤ 5%
Ash	≤ 5%
Total Plate Count	≤ 1,000 cfu/g
Yeast & Mould	≤ 100 cfu/g
E. Coli	Negative
Salmonella	Negative

Astaxanthin powder can be used in food, health care supplement and cosmetics due to the following functions:
1. With the function of natural food pigment, astaxanthin has rich nutritional value and good coloring effect.
2. Astaxanthin powder has excellent oxidation resisting activity, in terms of free radical scavenging activity is 1000 times higher than the natural VE.
3. Astaxanthin powder can prevent arteriosclerosis and relative diseases.
4. Astaxanthin powder can be used as anticancer activity to strengthen the functions of immune system.
5. Enhance the health of central nervous system.
6. Intensify energy metabolism of organism.