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AssigneeFuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsNobukazu Tanaka, Tadashi Fukami, Terumasa Hosokawa, Takeshi Shishido
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The present invention relates to a stable astaxanthin-containing powdery composition which is obtained by drying a suspension containing a ground Haematococcus alga containing astaxanthin, a surfactant, an antioxidant, an excipient and water and to a process for preparing the same. According to the present invention, there can be provided an astaxanthin-containing powdery composition wherein astaxanthin present in Haematococcus alga has been efficiently stabilized to improve its storage stability for a long term and which is excellent in flowability as a powder, easy to handle and can be easily subjected to solvent extraction without degrading the astaxanthin.
An astaxanthin-containing powdery composition which is obtained by drying a suspension comprising a ground Haematococcus alga containing astaxanthin, a surfactant, an antioxidant, an inorganic powdery excipient and water.
A process for preparing an astaxanthin-containing powdery composition which comprises drying a suspension comprising a ground Haematococcus alga containing astaxanthin, a surfactant, an antioxidant, an inorganic powdery excipient and water.
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