546 results about "Xanthophyll Carotenoids" patented technology

A process for simultaneously extracting, saponifying, and isolating lutein and zeaxanthin, and a mixture of several rare carotenoids in high purity from plants without the use of harmful organic solvents. Lutein crystals containing 5% zeaxanthin were obtained from the dried petals of Marigold flowers Tagete erecla while zeaxanthin was isolated and purified from the berries of Lycium Chinese Mill (LCM berries). Similarly, this process has been employed to isolate and purify a mixture of lutein, beta-carotene, neoxanthin, violaxanthin, and lutein epoxide from green plants, preferably, kale, collard green, and spinach. These plants, to a lesser extent, also serve as a source of several rare carotenoids such as alpha-cryptoxanthin (Marigolds) and beta-cryptoxanthin (LCM berries). The purified carotenoids isolated by this process are free from impurities and serve as a safe source of nutritional supplement for human consumption as well as providing a suitable and effective color additive for human foods.

This disclosure is of 1) the utilization of the spectrum from 250 nm to 1150 nm for measurement of prediction of one or more parameters, e.g., brix, firmness, acidity, density, pH, color and external and internal defects and disorders including, for example, surface and subsurface braises, scarring, sun scald, punctures, in N—H, C—H and O—H samples including fruit; 2) an apparatus and method of detecting emitted light from samples exposed to the above spectrum in at least one spectrum range and, in the preferred embodiment, in at least two spectrum ranges of 250 to 499 nm and 500 nm; 3) the use of the chlorophyl band, peaking at 690 nm, in combination with the spectrum from 700 nm and above to predict one or more of the above parameters; 4) the use of the visible pigment region, including xanthophyll, from approximately 250 nm to 499 nm and anthocyanin from approximately 500 to 550 nm, in combination with the chlorophyl band and the spectrum from 700 nm and above to predict the all of the above parameters.

Disclosed are nutritional formulas, including reconstitutable powders, comprising carbohydrate, protein and a lipid component containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid; and from about 0.25 to about 10 ppm, by weight of the total oil content of the infant formula, of a combination of lutein, lycopene, and beta-carotene with preferred weight ratios of the lutein to beta-carotene of from about 0.0196:1 to about 59:1, the lycopene to beta-carotene of from about 0.00805:1 to about 114:1, and the lutein to lycopene of from about 0.0117:1 to about 108:1. Also disclosed are methods of providing nutrition using the disclosed formulas. The nutritional formulas provide improved product stability and color characteristics.

Disclosed are nutritional formulas, including reconstitutable powders, comprising carbohydrate, protein and a lipid component containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid; and from about 0.25 to about 10 ppm, by weight of the total oil content of the infant formula, of a combination of lutein, lycopene, and beta-carotene with preferred weight ratios of the lutein to beta-carotene of from about 0.0196:1 to about 59:1, the lycopene to beta-carotene of from about 0.00805:1 to about 114:1, and the lutein to lycopene of from about 0.0117:1 to about 108:1. Also disclosed are methods of providing nutrition using the disclosed formulas. The nutritional formulas provide improved product stability and color characteristics.

An industrial process to obtain xanthophyll concentrates of high purity from plant extracts, comprising: refining the plant extracts by treating them with a diluted alkali, followed by treating them with a diluted organic or inorganic acid in order to eliminate impurities and undesirable components and obtaining a refined extract; saponifying the refined extract by means of a strongly alkali aqueous solution; treating the diluted saponified mass with a dilute organic or inorganic acid to adjust the pH to a value from 4 to 7, in order to separate a xanthophylls concentrate; and removing any remaining impurities by extracting them by means of hexane.

The present invention provides an industrial scale process for obtaining lutein and zeaxanthin concentrates of high purity from saponified marigold extracts that may have high levels of chlorophyll.

The invention relates to a xanthophylls microcapsule and a preparation method thereof. The core material of the microcapsule is xanthophylls and the wall material is natural macromolecule chitosan or glutin, gum acacia and antioxidant. The technique has the following steps: the xanthophylls is dissolved in an organic solvent, which is added into a gum acacia solution containing emulsifier and antioxidant for uniform emulsion; the well emulsified gum acacia is added into the chitosan or glutin solution for being condensed into capsules, and the capsules are processed with magnesium stearate after solidification; the microcapsules with excellent dispersivity are obtained after drying. The microcapsule prepared by the technique has the grain diameter of 1-200 Mum. The preparation technique has simple process, mild preparation condition and easy popularization; the microcapsule prepared has good dispersivity and high stability and is suitable for industries such as food, health care products, feed, etc.

A process for isolation and purification of xanthophylls crystals from plant oleoresin is disclosed. The organic solvents involved in the process is no other than food grade alcohol. The process includes saponifying the plant oleoresin containing xanthophyll diesters, neutralizing the saponified reaction mixture with an acid and washing water-soluble impurities and other fat-soluble oil with warm water and alcohol, respectively. The process can improve purity and yield of products, by which the content and the recovery of xanthophylls are as high as 90% and 80% respectively. And the process is economical and easy to perform in industrial production.

The present invention is the lutein crystal preparing process from marigold flower. Lutein ester is first extracted from marigold flower with non-polar solvent under heating condition and then saponified with alkali solution in stirring and heating condition; and the saponified product is diluted with deionized water and separated, washed and vacuum dried. After that, the obtained lutein crystal is re-crystallized in three-component solvent of tetrahydrofuran, deionized water and normal hexane or petroleum ether; and the lutein crystal is suction filtered, washed and vacuum dried. The present invention has low-toxicity solvent in small amount used, simple technological process, high extraction, rate, and high product purity. The product of the present invention may be used widely as feed coloring additive and food coloring agent and in medicine and health care article.

The present invention relates to xanthophyll composition containing (trans, meso)-zeaxanthin), (trans, R,R)-zeaxanthin and (trans, R,R)-lutein useful for nutrition and health care and a process for its preparation. More particularly, the invention relates to a xanthophylls composition containing at least 80% by weight of total xanthophylls, out of which the (trans,3R,3′S, meso)-zeaxanthin content is at least 80%, the remaining being (trans, R,R)-zeaxanthin, (trans, R,R)-lutein and trace amounts of other carotenoids. This invention further provides a xanthophyll composition containing at least 80% by weight of total xanthophylls, out of which at least 50% being (trans, R,R)-zeaxanthin, the remaining being (trans,3R,3′S, meso)-zeaxanthin, (trans, R,R)-lutein and trace amounts of other carotenoids.

The present invention provides improved dietary supplements and methods for inhibiting the progression of macular degeneration and promoting healthy vision, while at the same time maintaining general health. The dietary supplements of the invention contain vitamin E and carotenoids in the form of lutein and / or zeaxanthine. The dietary supplements of the invention further contain Vitamin D, Vitamin C, copper and zinc and may also contain such ingredients as rosemary, DHA, and other vitamins and minerals.

The invention provides a natural pigment composition. The natural pigment comprises an emulsifier and two or more than two pigments of gardenia yellow pigment, curcumin, carithamine, citroxanthin, xanthophyll, riboflavin, capsaicin, monascus red pigment, bixa orettana pigment and gardenia blue. Natural pigments can prepare natural pigment compositions in different color systems and different tones in arbitrary proportions, such as yellow, orange, red, green and purple. Meanwhile, the natural pigment composition contains the emulsifier, so that the composition can be more uniform and more stable. Therefore, in the natural pigment composition provided by the invention, combinations of different natural pigments can overcome the defect of single pigment, for example, the light resistance of natural yellow pigment combined by the riboflavin, the curcumin and the like with poor light resistance and the gardenia yellow pigment with more stable light resistance is better than that of the riboflavin or the curcumin, thus the dosage can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

A process for isolation and purification of xanthophylls crystals from plant oleoresin is disclosed. The organic solvents involved in the process is no other than food grade alcohol. The process includes saponifying the plant oleoresin containing xanthophyll diesters, neutralizing the saponified reaction mixture with an acid and washing water-soluble impurities and other fat-soluble oil with warm water and alcohol, respectively. The process can improve purity and yield of products, by which the content and the recovery of xanthophylls are as high as 90% and 80% respectively. And the process is economical and easy to perform in industrial production.

Disclosed are infant formulas and corresponding methods of using them to promote retinal health and vision development in infants. The formulas, which are free of egg phospholipids and comprise fat, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals, including docosahexaenoic acid and, on a ready-to-feed basis, at least about 50 mcg / liter of lutein, wherein the weight ratio of lutein (mcg) to docosahexaenoic acid (mg) is from about 1:2 to about 10:1. The formulas are also believed to be especially useful in reducing the risk of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants.

The invention relates to functional grease composition which is rich in omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid and xanthophyll. The functional grease composition disclosed by the invention can effectively protect eyes from being damaged by light rays, slow down the aging of the eyes, prevent the eyes from generating pathological changes, strengthen the brain and improve the memory.

The supercritical carbon dioxide process for extracting lutein from merigold flower includes the extraction of fermented, dried and crushed merigold flower material with supercritical carbon dioxide having ethanol entrainer to obtain merigold flower extractum and the saponification of merigold flower extractum with potassium hydroxide to obtain water soluble lutein resin used as edible color. The present invention has simple technological process with low power consumption and environment friendship and the product has high purity, pure color, high heat and light stability and stable color.

The invention provides a device for selectively filtering light rays. The device comprises substrate resin, an ultraviolet light absorber and a colorant. Under the circumstance that an antireflection film is effectively used, the device can effectively prevent the light rays within the range of 400 nm to 450 nm from entering the eyes, the transmittance of the light rays within the range of 500 nm to 700 nm is kept over 90%, and the transmittance of the light rays near 600 nm reaches nearly 99%. The device can simulate xanthophylls on the retinas of the eyes of a person to absorb blue light; under the circumstance that the blue light in the light rays is filtered out, a wearer of glasses cannot feel that the light rays are darkened, the blue light is well filtered out, and the eyes are protected. Thus, the glasses made of the device enable the wearer to feel relaxed in eyes, reduce fatigue of the eyes, and are particularly suitable for people needing to look at devices such as a television, a mobile phone, a computer and a tablet computer with the high blue light intensity for a long time.

The invention relates to lutein ester or lutein emulsion and a preparation method of the lutein ester or lutein emulsion, and aims at solving the problems that the stability and the water solubility of the lutein ester or lutein are poor, and the bioavailability is low. The emulsion is composed of the lutein ester or lutein, a solvent, an emulsifying agent, an auxiliary emulsifying agent, water and the like. The transparent or semi-transparent O / W type lutein ester emulsion is prepared by adopting a micro-emulsifying technology. The method is easy to operate and low in energy consumption, and is suitable for industrial production. The prepared lutein ester emulsion is uniform and has the strong stability, and can be diluted by adding the water at any ratio; and meanwhile, the system compatibility is good, and a plurality of beneficial components including amino acids, minerals, probiotics and the like can be compounded. The lutein ester or lutein emulsion can be widely applied to industries including health products, functional beverages, cosmetics, medicines and the like.

The invention relates to method for preparing and stabilizing high-purity lutein ester and removing pollutants thereof; at temperature of 20 DEG C to 70 DEG C, the particles of marigold flowers are dissolved in normal butane or acetone, stirred for 0.5h to 5h and filtered to obtain an extraction solution; an adsorbing agent is added into the extraction solution, stirred for 0.5h to 5h at temperature of 20 DEG C to 70 DEG C and filtered; a mother solution is collected and dried in vacuum, thus obtaining a concentrated substance. The concentrated substance is dissolved in isopropanol or butyl alcohol, stirred for 0.5h to 5h at temperature of 20 DEG C to 70 DEG C and slowly cooled to -10 DEG C to 10 DEG C after forming an even solution, and then filtered after 6 to 18 hours; the filter mass is added with an antioxidant after being washed by lower alcohol, and then dried to remove the lower alcohol, and thus the high-purity lutein ester is finally obtained. The method is characterized by obvious effect on removing pollutants, high product yield and low product degrading speed; and the lutein ester is further made into an oil soluble substance which has stronger stability, thereby solving the problem that the lutein ester product is easily oxidized and not easy for storing, etc.

The invention belongs to the technical field of health-care foodstuff, and provides eye-protecting blueberry-raspberry functional food. The eye-protecting functional food comprises, in parts by weight: 15-40 parts of blueberry polyphenol extract product, 15-40 parts of raspberry polyphenol extract product, 10-20 parts of lycium ruthenicum polyphenol extract product, 0.1-2 parts of fructus lycii carotenoid extract product, 0.1-2 parts of zeaxanthin extract product, 0.1-2 parts of tagetes erecta xanthophyll extract product, 10-20 parts of haw flavone extract product, 10-20 parts of ginkgo biloba leaf flavone extract product, 10-20 parts of pueraria flavone extract product and 0.1-1 part of beta-carotene. The eye-protecting blueberry-raspberry functional food can be prepared into tablets, capsules, electuaries, leisure foodstuff or beverages, and has substantial efficacy of protecting eyesight, alleviating eye fatigue and preventing light injury.

The invention relates to a method for preparing a stable aqueous dispersion lutein microcapsule from lutein crystals. The method comprises the following steps: dissolving the lutein crystals by an instant high-temperature fusion method, adding an emulsified substrate to the lutein for emulsification, and homogenizing an active compound through a high-pressure viscolizer to prepare nano-grade lutein solution; pelletizing and coating by a fluidized bed, adsorbing and condensing a capsule material to be molded through a droplet surface; and screening and packaging the material. Dispersed dry powder prepared by the lutein crystals by the microcapsule technology can be evenly dispersed in cold water or normal-temperature water so as to widen the application range of the microcapsule; meanwhile, the lutein is protected from directly contacting environment, and stability of the microcapsule is maintained in transportation, storage and use process; the lutein in the microcapsule dry powder has amorphous state, is favorable for human body to absorb and utilize, and can be widely applied in fields of foods and medicinal health food.

The invention discloses a compound feed for enhancing color of rainbow trout. The compound feed is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 0.1-0.3 part of microelements, 0.03-0.06 part of vitamins, 1-2 parts of minerals, 15-25 parts of imported fish powder, 5-10 parts of shrimp shell powder, 2-5 parts of sleeve-fish ointment, 20-40 parts of bean pulp, 10-20 parts of mixed meal, 5-8 parts of corn protein powder, 2-3 parts of alfalfa powder, 0.04-0.08 part of cholate substances, 1-2 parts of spirulina powder, 4-6 parts of kelp powder, 4-6 parts of grease, 0.02-0.04 part of astaxanthin, 0.2-0.4 part of 0.2% lutein and 15-25 parts of flour. The raw materials such as the imported fish powder and the good-quality bean pulp are selected for meeting nutritional indexes of the rainbow trout, and the carotenoid-rich raw materials such as the spirulina powder, the astaxanthin, the lutein and the corn protein powder are emphatically added for enhancing the color of the rainbow trout according to physiological characteristics of the rainbow trout; the compound feed is convenient to use and free from toxic effects, and contains 40%-45% of crude proteins and 12%-16% of crude fat.

A composition for modulating cytokines to regulate an inflammatory or immunomodulatory response. The composition can include at least one of rosehips, blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, cranberry, rosemary, clove, feverfew, nettle root, artichoke, reishi mushroom, olive extract, green tea extract, grape seed extract, resveratrol, Aframomum melegueta, boswellia serrata extract, boswellia forte, ipriflavone, tocotrienols, evening primrose oil, INM-176, borage oil, krill oil, at least one type of xanthophyll (e.g., astaxanthin), green coffee extract and ferulic acid. Specifically, a composition of the invention can include: rosehips and at least one of blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, and optionally krill oil; or rosehips, resveratrol and at least one of Aframomum melegueta and astaxanthin. Based on the cytokine modulation and cytokine response inhibition of the composition, it can be used to regulate an immunomodulatory and / or inflammatory response, and subsequently treat diseases and / or abnormal conditions associated with inflammatory response, for example, cardiovascular conditions, arthritis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.

This invention relates to a practical and effective process for converting esterified xanthophylls, including zeaxanthin, to non-esterified xanthophylls through saponification. In addition, the invention provides a process for obtaining esterified zeaxanthin in high yields and purities, isolating the xanthophylls from interfering substances such as waxes, oils, and fats. A product of this process is a zeaxanthin rich substrate that is suitable for use in foods, nutritional supplements, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and related products.

The invention discloses a yellow cartfish feedstuff which comprises animal protein, plant protein, fat source, minerals and vitamin additives, wherein the minerals include the salts of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn, characterized in that, calculated by the content of dried solid (by weight percent), the feed contains 5-10% of maize protein meal.

A process for obtaining a microscopic physical state of xanthophylls or oxycarotenoids derivatives forms such as diacetates or dipropionates derivatives, which are readily incorporated in the digestive system as micelles providing an improved bioavailability, as compared to the bioavailability of carotenoids that are ingested in diverse preparations that contain microscopic carotenoids crystals and a method for its application.

The invention discloses an edible milk tablet having the effect of protecting eyes. Compared with the conventional edible milk tablet, the eye protecting milk tablet is prepared by evenly mixing and pressing the following materials in specified proportion: full-cream milk powder, skim milk powder, lutein, Chinese wolfberry powder, blueberry powder, gelatinized starch and other auxiliary materials.Each 100 g of finished milk tablets comprise the following components in percentage by mass: (5 to 65) percent of full-cream milk powder, (20 to 70) percent of skim milk powder, (0.002 to 0.020) percent of lutein, (1.0 to 15) percent of Chinese wolfberry powder and (1.0 to 10) percent of blueberry powder. The lutein, the Chinese wolfberry powder and the blueberry powder have the effect of protecting the eyes, and the milk tablet prepared by combing the lutein, the Chinese wolfberry powder, the blueberry powder and the full-cream milk powder has stronger eye protecting physiological activity.The components are food, food with homology of herbs and food or nutritional fortifiers approved by health departments. The eye protecting milk tablet comprises the manufacturing process of preheating, multiple dilutions of traceingredients, preparation, tabletting, inspection, packaging, and finished product obtaining. The product is suitable for groups using computer for a long time, young students, elder groups and personnel frequently using eyes to operate fine instruments and drive.

The invention provides a method for extracting lutein from marigold particles. The method comprises the following preparation steps: (1) grinding marigold dried flower particles sifting out, placing the powder in an extraction device, continuously passing the powder through organic solvent, and collecting and filtering the extracting solution; (2) placing the extracting solution in a distillationstill for distillation and carrying out basic hydrolysis on the concentrated extracting solution with the participation of a phase transfer catalyst; (3) using acid to adjust solution pH value after saponification, and adding distilled water for stirring; (4) extracting the lutein by organic solvent, carrying out reduced pressure distilling and recovery on extract liquor, thus obtaining lutein crude product; and (5) carrying out eluviation and obtaining food or medical grade lutein by vacuum drying. The invention features simple method, low cost, easy post-processing, and achieves content of final product which reaches more than 97%, therefore, the lutein extracted by the method of the invention can be applied as food additive and raw materials of medicines and health products and is applicable to industrial mass product.