Canthaxanthin

Feed Additive for Feed Production

Canthaxanthin for intensifying red pigmentation of egg yolk, broiler skin, fish and crustacean

Lucantin® Red swells slowly in cold water, more rapidly in warm water (40°C) and finally disintegrates with the formation of a dispersion.

Lucantin® Red CWD disperses is cold water to form a fine dispersion comprising nano-sized particles of the active ingredient (canthaxanthin). Lucantin® Red CWD is a cold water dispersible formulation for post-extrusion and post-pelleting applications.

Canthaxanthin is naturally occurring in birds (feathers), fish, crustaceae, insects, fungi (e.g., Cantharellus cinnabarinus), algae and in many other organisms.

Canthaxanthin is widely applied as a feed additive delivering red pigmentation. In poultry pigmentation, canthaxanthin is used to impart a red color to egg yolks and to broiler skin. Used in conjunction with yellow pigments, canthaxanthin increases yolk color intensity to meet market demands for golden-orange yolks. In the pigmentation of salmonid fish, canthaxanthin is supplied inn the feed in order to impart a desirable coloration to flesh.
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