Kuehnle AgroSystems Natural Astaxanthin
Kuehnle AgroSystems Natural Astaxanthin from microalgae is a powerful antioxidant pigment with numerous health-promoting benefits for people and their pets. Natural astaxanthin is found in highest concentrations only in the algal species Haematococcus pluvialis. Astaxanthin also supplies farmed fish and shrimp the dietary carotenoid antioxidants they require for their health and color. For consumers, the pink-red coloration attributed to astaxanthin indicates premium quality seafood. Comparable to the emergence of algal DHA using fermentation to replace marine oils for healthy sustainable nutrition.
Properties
- Pharma and Nutraceuticals Functions
- Antioxidant
Product families
Applications
- Aquaculture
- Pets
- Nutraceuticals & Supplements
Product Families
- Antioxidants
- Antioxidants
- Antioxidants
Other characteristics
- Functions
- Antioxidant
- Animal Species
- Crustaceans, Fish, Shrimp
- Crustaceans
- Fish
- Shrimp
- Ingredient Name
- Astaxanthin
- Markets
- Agriculture & Feed
- Food & Nutrition
- Application
Astaxanthin is commonly added in a synthetic form for improving coloration of salmonids and crustaceans.
- Ingredient
- Astaxanthin
- Technology
- Animal Feed & Nutrition
- Food Ingredients
- Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals
- Active Component
- Astaxanthin
- Performance Data
In aquaculture, KAS's single-cell Haematococcus product performed well in independent feeding studies in Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and vannamei shrimp.. In personal care, astaxanthin-containing extracts such as AstaFusion® boasts novel antiaging benefits for skin care, while that from supercritical CO2 purification holds promise for food supplements.
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Antioxidant
- Food and Nutrition Applications
- Dietary Supplements
- Fermentation Breakthrough
Only KAS produces astaxanthin from Haematococcus by proprietary dark fermentation. The fermentation process is very fast, high yielding, and economical. It occurs in closed vertical tank systems for minimal water and land use with maximal purity.. The process enables much greater output volumes and lower cost than light-dependent algae production methods, to better respond to the rapidly expanding needs of the market.
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Functions
- Antioxidant
- Fermentation Technology Features
Kuehnle AgroSystems has developed a patented low-cost fermentation technology to produce natural astaxanthin for the aquafeeds market. Their breakthrough technology is high yield production of algae by dark fermentation. The fermentation process enables greater output volumes and lower cost that light-dependent algae production methods.Natural algae astaxanthin is too scarce and too expensive for the aquafeeds. That when this technology comes to play.
