Marigold Flower Extract Lutein

Marigold Flower Extract --- Lutein

Source: Marigold flower

Latin Name :Tagetes erecta L

Extract part: flower

Specifications: 5%

Grade:Feed addtive

Active Ingredient :Lutein

CAS:127-40-2

Identification measure :HPLC;UV

Appearance: Orang yellow powder

Country of origin:P.R. China

Source

Lutein- one of the most common Carotenoids widely presented in plants especially dark-green leafy vegetables. Lutein is synthesized only by plant itself and like other xanthophylls which is usually found in green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale and Marigold Flower.

In green plants, lutein act as modulate light energy and serve as a non-photochemical quenching agents to deal with triplet chlorophyll (an excited form of chlorophyll), which is over produced at very high light levels, during photosynthesis. Lutein is also a very important natural yellow pigment in our lives due to its color.

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Application:

1. Applied in food field, it is used as a kind of natural colorant, which can add color for goods

2. Applied in feed field, it is used as a kind of feed addtive, it can change the egg color and increase the amount of eggs produced.

3. Applied in health product field, lutein can replenish nourients for eyes, protect the retina;

4. Applied in cosmetics field, it is always used to reduce age pigment of people.