Marigold Flower Extract/Lutein 127-40-2

Lutein 5%-90%

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Product Information

Product name	Marigold Flower Extract
Active ingredient	Lutein
Part of plant used	Flower
Speicification	Lutein : 5%,10%,20%,40%, 80% 90% by HPLC Zeaxanthin : 5% , 20% , 40% by HPLC
Appearance	Orange fine powder

COA of Marigold Flower Extract

ITEMS	SPECIFICATION	RESULT
Appearance	Orange powder	Complies
Odor and taste	Characteristic	Complies
Lutein content	≥90.0%	90.50%
Zeaxanthin content	≥1%	1.28%
Loss on drying	≤5.0%	3.12%
Sulphated ash	≤2.0%	1.21%
Solvent residuals(N-hexane)	≤25mg/kg	Complies
Heavy metal	≤10ppm	Complies
Arsenic	≤1.0PPM	<0.2PPM
Cadmium	≤1.0PPM	<0.05PPM
Lead	≤1.0PPM	<0.1PPM
Mercury	≤0.1PPM	<0.02PPM
Mesh size	100% pass 80 mesh	Complies
Microbiology
Total plate count	≤1000cfu/g	<1000cfu/g
Yeast & Mould	≤100cfu/g	<100cfu/g
E.Coli	Absent	Absent
Salmonella	Absent	Absent
Conclusion	Conform with specification

Usage

Lutein is a carotenoid found in vegetables and fruits. Marigold flower is one of the main source of Lutein. More than 600 types of carotenoids, only about 20 species exist in the person's blood and tissues. In the human body found in carotenoids include d a-carotene, P 1 carrot category, cryptoxanthin, lutein, lycopene, and are not flavin. Medical experiments prove that the plant contains a natural lutein is an excellent anti-oxidant in food by adding a certain amount of lutein can prevent cellular senescence and aging body organs, but can also prevent age-related macular degeneration eye due to decreased vision and blindness, through a series of medical research, carotenoids have been proposed as cancer prevention agents, life-prolonging agent, ulcers resist agent, a heart attack and coronary artery disease resistance agent. At the same time, lutein can be used as feed additives for poultry meat and eggs for coloring, but also has been in the food industry as a coloring agent with the nutrition and health care.

Function of Marigold Flower Extract/Lutein
1. Lutein prevents cellular aging and body organ aging
2. Lutein prevent vision loss and blindness caused by corneal retinal degeneration.
3. Lutein Protect the retina
4. Lutein Improve cataract
5. Lutein can Prevention of glaucoma
6. Lutein has good effect for treating retinitis pigmentosa
7. Lutein Prevention of breast cancer
8. Lutein Improve heart disease.