5%-98% Marigold Flower Extract Lutein Powder For Eyesight Health Protection

Marigold Flower Extract Lutein Powder for Eyesight health Protection

Introduction of Marigold Lutein

Many fruits and vegetables contain lutein, but due to the low content, it cannot be easily separated. The occurrence of marigold flowers makes it to be an easily thing. Marigold flower is an annual herb with orange color. Lutein is firstly been found in marigold flower petals from Switzerland. It exists as an‘esterified’ form and is commonly known as lutein ester. Lutein ester is derived from marigold flowers, which is a rich, safe and natural source of lutein.

Marigold flowers is originally planted in Mexico, but currently in Heilongjiang, Jilin, inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Yunnan province and other places of China also have large-scale cultivation.

lutein is present in plants as fatty-acid esters, with one or two fatty acids bound to the two hydroxyl-groups. For this reason, saponification (de-esterfication) of lutein esters to yield free lutein may yield lutein in any ratio from 1:1 to 1:2 molar ratios with the saponifying fatty acid. So there are two kinds of products form extract from marigold flower, lutein and lutein ester.

Main Function

xanthophyll is one kind of mixed carotenoid including zeaxanthin and cryptoxanthin. It is natural colorant, pigment, and antioxidant with stable, safe and reliable effect. Main functions are as follows:

Lutein care skin.

Lutein as inhibitor of LDL cholesterol Oxidizing.

Lutein as AMD inhibitor,Cataract inhibitor,and eyes benefitor.

Lutein and its oxidative metabolites in chemoprevention of cancer.

Lutein as inhibitor of blood-vessel clogging.

Lutein delays lung aging.Lutein as inhibitor of arthritis.

Application

For eye protection:

Lutein can absorb blue light. The sun's ultraviolet, blue light into eyes will produce a large number of free radicals, cause cataracts, macular degeneration and even cancer. The human's eye contains high level of lutein which can not be produced by human' bodies and which must be supplemented by intake of it. Studies show that intake of lutein will help slow the aging, degradation, disease occur of eyes and reduce the incidence of eye-diseases and protect the retina from light damage.
Used as a pigment:

Orange natural pigment is widely used in chicken feed and also in some food, but the scope is limited because they do not dissolve in water.
Anti-oxidant:

The latest studies show that lutein is helpful for the treatment of heart disease and may prevent arterial wall thickening.