Astaxanthin 10%

Product Description

2.PHYSICAL  ANALYTICAL  DATA
TEST	SPECIFICATION	RESULT	TEST PROTOCOL
PHYSICAL STATUS	Soft reddish brown paste	Complies	Visual inspection
COLOUR	Reddish brown	Complies	Visual inspection
WATER BY KF	NMT 5.0%	1.2%	In-house
STORAGE CONDITIONS		In an air tight, Aluminium/HDPE container under nitrogen nlanketing. Refrigerate at 4 Deg C. for maximum stability. Recommended to keep the material in its original pack. After opening the original container it should be placed in a dry place tightly closed under nitroigen blanketing.
3.CHEMICAL ANALYTICAL DATA
TEST	SPECIFICATION	RESULT	TEST PROTOCOL
IDENTIFICATION	BY UV	Complies	In-house
Assay(By UV)	NLT 10.0%	10.2%	Mogified AOAC
Total Astaxanthin (By HPLC)	NLT 90.0%	96.9%	In-house
Heavy metals	NMT 10 ppm	Complies	In-house
4.MICROBIAL DATA
TEST	SPECIFICATION	RESULT	TEST PROTOCOL
TOTAL Viable Aerobic Count	10,000 cfu/g	60	In-house
Total Fungak Count	100 cfu/g	10	In-house
E.Coli	Absent	Absent	In-house
Salmonella	Absent	Absent	In-house
STD.TEST PROCEDURE  REF.		EB/HP/TP/44/00

Remark: The consignment conforms to the above specification.

Function and Usage:

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

Medical Use: Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant that it 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.

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 to keep skin healthy. At the same time, as an ideal natural coloring agent for the lipstick can enhance the radiant, and to prevent the ultraviolet injury, without any stimulation, safe.