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ASTAXANTHIN POWDER

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Technical data sheet

Reference Nº: DIE-280

Review: 6

Date: 01/01/2023

ASTAXANTHIN POWDER

DESCRIPTION	It´s an astaxanthin-rich oil produced by non-solvent supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of crushed and spray dried aplanospores of the green microalga
OTHER NAME	ASTAXANTHIN 2.5% Microencapsulated

Ingredients

Content (%)

CAS Nº

ADDITIVES: DL-α-Tocopherol	0.005
ADDITIVES: Ascorbyl Palmitate	0.01

Specifications

Standard

Method

APPEARANCE	Red powder	Visual
ODOUR	Characteristic	Olfactory
TASTE	Characteristic	Gustatory
IDENTIFICATION	Positive	Internal Method
ASSAY ASTAXANTHIN	≥2.5%	Internal Method
as Monoesters	0.019	Internal Method
as Diesters	0.005	Internal Method
Free	0.001	Internal Method
LOSS ON DRYING	<3.0%	Internal Method
PARTICLE SIZE	100 – 800 µm	Internal Method
SOLUBILITY	Dispersable in water	Internal Method

Metals

Pollutants

Standard

Method

ANTIMONY	<1 ppm	Reg. (EC) No 629/2008
ARSENIC	<2 ppm	Internal Method
LEAD	<0.1 ppm	Internal Method
CADMIUM	<0.3 ppm	Internal Method
MERCURY	≤0.1 ppm	Internal Method

Microbiological analysis

Specifications

Standard

Method

TOTAL PLATE COUNT	≤1 000 ufc/g	Internal method
YEASTS AND MOULD	≤100 ufc/g	Internal method
S.AUREUS	Negative/g	Internal method
E. COLI, THERMOTOLERANT COLIFORMS	Negative/g, <1 ufc/g	Internal method
SALMONELLA	Negative/25g	Internal method

Other informations

USE: Food product.
Free GMO product conforms to the Reg. CE 1829/2003 & 1830/2003.
Free BSE/TSE product conforms to the Dir. CE 99/742 & CE 97/534.
Free Allergens product conforms to the Reg. (EU) No 1169/2011.
NON Irradiated product conforms to the EU Dir. Nº 1999/2/CE.
Free Nanomaterials product conforms to the Reg. (EU) No 1169/2011.
Free Contaminants product conforms to the Reg. (EC) No 1881/2006 and No 629/2008.
Free Pesticides product conforms to the Reg. (EC) No 396/2005.
Free Residual Solvents product conforms to the Dir. 2009/32/EC.
STORAGE: Keep in unopened original bag, once opened use content quickly. Store at a temperature of ≤8ºC.
SHELF LIFE: 2 years.
Norms: Complies manufacturer´s specifications and following Reg. (EC) No 852/2004 and 853/2004.

*Product characteristics may vary from one batch to another due to the origin of the raw materials used in its manufacture, their area of origin, or natural factors associated with them. These variations may affect parameters such as color, odor, taste, or moisture, without compromising its properties or quality.

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