The invention provides an environment-friendly
xanthophyll preservative as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of natural preservatives. The preparation method of the environment-friendly
xanthophyll preservative comprises the following steps: taking fresh flowers as raw materials, extracting with an
organic solvent, filtering, collecting supernate, emulsifying the supernate with a compound emulsifier to obtain emulsified
xanthophyll, and then mixing the emulsified xanthophyll with
cane sugar and water to obtain the environment-friendly xanthophyll
preservative. According to the invention, the
antioxidant characteristic of the xanthophyll is utilized, fat-soluble xanthophyll is transformed into water-soluble xanthophyll for delaying the generation of
active oxygen in the
cut flowers, so that the life of the
vase cut flowers is prolonged, and meanwhile, the
vase cut flowers conform to the industrial development trend of green and
environmental protection. The xanthophyll preservative disclosed by the invention is non-toxic, does not contain
plant growth regulators or chemical synthetic substances, does not influence physiological
metabolism of
cut flowers, and is suitable for the field of household flower arrangement.