Astaxanthin is a keto carotenoid with strong antioxidant capacity
Astaxanthin is a chain-breaking antioxidant. It has strong antioxidant capacity, can remove nitrogen dioxide, sulfide, disulfide, etc., can also reduce lipid peroxidation, and effectively inhibit lipid peroxidation caused by free radicals. At the same time, astaxanthin has many physiological functions such as inhibiting tumor occurrence, enhancing immunity, and removing free radicals in the body. It has a good therapeutic effect on skin cancer caused by ultraviolet rays, and also has a preventive effect on eye diseases caused by diabetes. It has broad application prospects in health products, medicine, cosmetics, food additives and aquaculture.
| Analytes / Units | Standard Requirement | Results | Individual Decision | |||
| Characteristics | Dark red oily viscous liquid, no coke, corruption and other peculiar smell, no smell, no visible impurities | Dark red oily viscous liquid, no peculiar smell, no visible impurities | Qualified | |||
| Astaxanthin | ≥10 | 10.21 | Qualified | |||
| HPLC（%） | ||||||
| Moisture（%） | ≤5.0 | 0.07 | Qualified | |||
| Ash (%) | ≤5.0 | ＜0.01 | Qualified | |||
| Lead（mg/kg） | ≤1.0 | Not detected | Qualified | |||
| Arsenic（mg/kg） | ≤1.0 | 0.612 | Qualified | |||
| Mercury（mg/kg） | ≤0.1 | Not detected | Qualified | |||
| Cadmium（mg/kg） | ≤1.0 | 0.004 | Qualified | |||
| Aerobic colony count（CFU /g） | ≤1000 | 150 | Qualified | |||
| Coliforms（MPN/g） | ≤0.92 | Not detected | Qualified | |||
| Mould(CFU /g） | ≤25 | ＜10 | Qualified | |||
| Yeast（CFU /g） | ≤25 | ＜10 | Qualified | |||
| Salmonella /25g | Not detectable | Not detected | Qualified | |||
| S.Aureus,Shigella | Not detectable | Not detected | Qualified | |||
| Detection conclusion | Qualified | |||||
1. Applied in food field, it is mainly used as food additives for pigment and health care.
2. Applied in animal feeds field, it is used as an new animal feed additive to impart coloration, including farm-raised salmon and egg yolks.
3. Applied in pharmaceutical field, it is mainly used to prevent cancer and anti-oxidant.
4. Applied in cosmetic field, it is mainly used to Antioxidant and UV protection.
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