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Astaxanthin

What is Astaxanthin?

Astaxanthin is a  colorful, fat/oil-soluble pigment and a carotenoid. It is used as a food coloring in animal and fish foods. [1]


Notes

Currently, the primary natural source for astaxanthin is micro algae. [1]

The sources of synthetic astaxanthin are not available. It's definitely not in the literature, and the only information available is third-party. [1]


History

Unknown

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Astaxanthin


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Astaxanthin".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources, Plant Sources, Other Natural Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)

References
  1. Astaxanthin - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Natural Astaxanthin

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  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
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  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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