Product name:lutein supplement
Latin name: Tagetes erecta L.
Used part:Part: Marigold flowers
Active ingredient: Lutein
Biogenic origin: Wild in central and southern China
CAS NO.: 127-40-2
Specification: 5%-90%
Molecular formula: C40H56O2
Molecular Weight: 568.85
Characters:Orange Fine Powder
Usage: Pharmaceuticals, healthcares,and cosmetics
Lutein from Latin luteus meaning "yellow" is a xanthophyll and one of 600 known naturally occurring carotenoids. Lutein is synthesized only by plants and like other xanthophylls is found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale. In green plants, xanthophylls act to modulate light energy and serve as nonphotochemical quenching agents to deal with triplet chlorophyll (an excited form of chlorophyll), which is overproduced at very high light levels, during photosynthesis. See xanthophyll cycle for this topic.
Lutein is obtained by animals directly or indirectly, from plants. Lutein is apparently[citation needed] employed by animals as an antioxidant and for blue light absorption. Lutein is found in egg yolks and animal fats. In addition to coloring yolks, lutein causes the yellow color of chicken skin and fat, and is used in chicken feed for this purpose. The human retina accumulates lutein and zeaxanthin. The latter predominates at the macula lutea while lutein predominates elsewhere in the retina. There, it may serve as a photoprotectant for retina from the damaging effects of free radicals produced by blue light.
Specification | Method | ||
BasicProduct Information | |||
Product name | Lutein supplement | ||
Part of the Plant | body | Conform | / |
Country of Origin | China | Conform | / |
Organoleptic Data | |||
Appearance | Fine powder | Conform | NLS-QCS-1008 |
Color | orange fine powder | Conform | GB/T 5492-2008 |
Odor& Taste | Characteristic | Conform | GB/T 5492-2008 |
Process Data | |||
Solvent(s) Used | Water and ethyl alcohol | Conform | / |
Extract ration | / | Conform | |
Content | Paeoniflorin≥98% | 98.13 | |
Drying Method | Spray drying | Conform | / |
Excipient | Maltodextrin | Conform | / |
Physical Characteristics | |||
Particle Size (80 mesh) | 98.0%pass 80mesh | Conform | GB/T 5507-2008 |
Moisture | <5.0% | 2.2% | GB/T 14769-1993 |
Ash Content | <4.0% | 1.4% | AOAC 942.05, 18th |
Solvent Residue | Eur. Pharm | Conform | NLS-QCS-1007 |
Heavy Metals | |||
Total Heavy Metals | <10 ppm | Conform | USP <231>, method II |
Arsenic | <1.0 ppm | Conform | AOAC 986.15, 18th |
Lead | <1.0 ppm | Conform | AOAC 986.15, 18th |
Mercury | <0.5 ppm | Conform | AOAC 971.21, 18th |
Pesticide Residue | |||
666 | <0.2ppm | Conform | GB/T5009.19-1996 |
DDT | <0.2ppm | Conform | GB/T5009.19-1996 |
Microbiology | |||
Total Plate Count | <1,000cfu/g | 15cfu/g | AOAC 990.12, 18th |
Total Yeast & Mold | <100cfu/g | 3cfu/g | FDA (BAM) Chapter 18, 8th Ed. |
E. Coli | Negative | Negative | AOAC 997.11, 18th |
Salmonella | Negative | Negative | FDA (BAM) Chapter 5, 8th Ed. |
1.Preventing eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, and retinitis pigmentosa.
2.Preventing colon cancer, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
3.Promoting the healthy of eye and skin through reducing the risk of macular degeneration, supporting normal eye functions and protecting the retina by blocking harmful blue light.
4.Eliminating free-radicals, protecting human body from harm, improve immunity, protecting skin from the harmful solar ray.
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