Product Name: ascophyllum nodosum extract

Source: ascophyllum nodosum
Specifications: Fucoxanthin 98%
Appearance: Fine yellowish green powder
Size: 100% pass 80 mesh

Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid, found as an accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of brown algae and most other heterokonts, giving them a brown or olive-green color. Fucoxanthin absorbs light primarily in the blue-green to yellow-green part of the visible spectrum, peaking at around 510-525 nm by various estimates and absorbing significantly in the range of 450 to 540 nm. Some metabolic and nutritional studies carried out on rats and mice indicate that fucoxanthin promotes fat burning within fat cells in white adipose tissue by increasing the expression of thermogenin.

Function
Fucoxanthin accelerates corporal metabolism rate, and helps fat metabolism. Therefore, it is conducive to building healthy lifestyle and keeping stable life vitality.
1. Weight management: Fucoxanthin supports energy-metabolic factors' performance. Accordingly, the calories under consumption in the course helps body against obesity.
2. Cancer prevention: It demonstrates anti-proliferation against cancer cells' work.
3. Liver improvement: It activates liver to generate a certain DHA, as lowers our cholesterol level.

Application

1. Applied in food field,As Functional edible pigment,fuxocanthin can not only improve food color ,but also increase the nutrition ,and as functional antioxidants,the shelf life of food can be prolonged effectively,its suitable for developing functional food.
2.Applied in daily chemical industry : Avail of its bright red and good antioxidant activity ,Fucoxanthin can be used in high-end cosmetics,such as lipstick,high-grade color cosmetics and Peking Opera paint.
3.In pharmaceutical industry : Due to its antioxidant,losing weight ,preventing diabetes,anti-tumor and other biological activities,fucoxanthin can be used to develop the medicines for diabetes,tumor,reducing weight,enhancing immunity .