Astaxanthin

Introduction

Astaxanthin is a natural nutritional component.It can be found as a food supplement.the supplement is intended for human, animal, and aquaculture consumption.

Function

1)Medical Use
Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant which is 10 times more capable than other carotenoids, so it is beneficial in cardiovascular, immune, inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. It also crosses the blood-brain barrier, which makes it available to the eye, brain and central nervous system to alleviate oxidative stress that contributes to ocular, and neurodegenerative diseases such as glaucoma and Alzheimer's.

2)Cosmetic Use
for its high-performance antioxygenic property, it can protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation damage and effectively reduce melanin deposition and the formation of freckles. At the same time, as an ideal natural coloring agent for the lipstick,it can prevent the ultraviolet injury without any stimulation.

Basic Information

1)English Name	Astaxanthin
2)Specification	1% -10% by HPLC
3)Used Part	Whole Herb
4)Appearance	Dark Red powder
5)Mesh Size	80 Mesh
6)CAS No.	472-61-7
7)Loss on drying	NMT5.0%
8)Heavy metals	NMT10ppm
9)Total bacteria	NMT1000cfu/g