Marigold Extract Lutein Powder

What is Lutein?

Lutein is a carotenoid, a natural pigment with bright colour, and strong colouring power, a good antioxidant, safe and non-toxic, and has rich nutritional value. It is a natural substance widely found in vegetables, flowers, fruits and certain algae plants. Marigold flowers have a high content of lutein, which is the main raw material for refining lutein, with a high content of yellow pigment, and this pigment is a pollution-free natural pigment. Lutein is not only a food natural pigment, but also a good food nutrient. It also has the role of vision protection and has been widely used in food health care, feed additives, and other fields.

Green Spring Technology provides food-grade and feed-grade marigold extract lutein powder, through a subcritical low-temperature extraction process, the pigment yield is high, the main component of the pigment in the trans lutein yield is even higher; the pigment residue residue is low; the solvent consumption is low. The purity of lutein powder obtained by this process is more than 90%, lutein does not deteriorate and change colour, the solvent residue in lutein is less than 1ppm, and the quality is in full compliance with the food and medical standards, meanwhile, it has a good solubility in water, which improves the absorption and utilization rate very well.

As a leading supplier of plant extracts in China, Green Spring was founded in 2000. We have been committed to providing natural, safe, and organic plant extracts to our customers. All of the products we provide implement the highest international industry standards, complying with EU EC396, EU 2023/915 standards, and the highest solvent residue standards. 

All products have established a perfect traceability system, each product from the source to the finished product has detailed testing, and production reports, to ensure that every link in the production process can be controlled and verified. Has passed Halal, Kosher, COSMOS, BRC, IFS, FDA, ISO and many other certifications. With a professional R&D and production team, we can provide a variety of standardized extracts as well as proportional extracts. 

Specification: 

Regulation:

It conforms to EU regulations.

Benefits:

Protecting Vision

Lutein is a type of lipid soluble vitamin, with an absorption spectrum containing near blue-violet light, which can help the retina of the eye resist ultraviolet rays. For the eyes, lutein is an important antioxidant that plays a role. Supplementing a large amount of lutein to the human body helps maintain visual persistence, improve visual reaction time, and reduce visual damage. For nearsighted individuals, supplementing with lutein can delay the increase in their myopia.

Colouring  

Lutein has excellent colouring ability and is used as a feed additive for colouring egg yolks, skin, feathers and meat of poultry, aquatic animals and birds, as well as in flavourings, tobacco, confectionery, sweets and a wide range of feed processing. Lutein has been widely used as a colouring agent.

Antioxidant       

Oxygen free radicals in the human body are an important cause of many age-related pathologies. Lutein has a strong antioxidant capacity and can Inhibit the activity of reactive oxygen radicals and prevent them from damaging normal cells. Lutein can inactivate single-linear oxygen species through physical or chemical quenching, thus protecting the body from damage and enhancing the body's immune system.

Delaying aging

Lutein has a relatively high antioxidant capacity, which can inhibit free radical activity and reduce the damage of free radicals to normal cells, thereby helping to delay aging.

Prevent Myopia

Prolonged exposure to electronics may have an impact on your eye vision, and lutein, a derivative of important carotenoids can prevent myopia in the eyes.

Applications:

For Health Products:

Lutein filters blue light, relieves eyestrain, prevents age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and has antioxidant properties that inhibit subretinal fibrosis. Lutein is included in a variety of dietary supplements and functional foods that promote eye health. As one of the more common nutritional supplements, different flavors of lutein have been developed to help people in need of antioxidants and to prevent eye problems.

In the Food Field:

Lutein is commonly added to functional beverages to increase their functionality, and its antioxidant properties make it an important ingredient in products targeting eye health and skin health. Lutein beverages include juice, smoothies and nutritional drink forms. The bright yellow colour of lutein makes it suitable for use as a natural colourant in beverages, where it can be used to enhance the visual appeal of products such as fruit juices, energy drinks and carbonated beverages, replacing artificial food colours.

In Pharmaceutical:

Natural lutein is an excellent antioxidant, that can resist free radicals in the body caused by cell and organ damage, thus preventing the body from aging diseases and so on. Lutein and zeaxanthin are the only two carotenoids in the eye, and the prevention of vision loss and blindness caused by age-related retinal macular degeneration is a unique function of lutein.