The invention belongs to the technical field of algal
polysaccharide extraction, and discloses a modification extraction method of algal
asparagus polysaccharide and a method for preparing a
lutein coating by using the algal
asparagus polysaccharide. The modified extraction method comprises the following steps: extracting
gracilaria lemaneiformis
powder with a
weak base solution, enabling
lactide and polysaccharide to be subjected to
grafting reaction through a
redox initiation system under the assistance of ultrasonic
waves, and then separating out a first polysaccharide component with high emulsibility and a second polysaccharide component with high gel property through graded
alcohol precipitation. The two obtained functional components are used for
coating xanthophyll, specifically, the first polysaccharide component emulsifies a
xanthophyll oil phase to form a pre-
emulsion, the second polysaccharide component is compounded with
gelatin, a composite
coacervate is formed on an oil drop interface by adjusting the pH value, and finally
drying and curing are conducted. According to the method, two modified polysaccharides with definite functions can be synchronously obtained, the prepared
xanthophyll coating is high in encapsulation efficiency, good in storage and
processing stability and excellent in water dispersibility, and the problems that xanthophyll is unstable and difficult to apply are effectively solved.