Specification:

Product Name: Beta Carotene

Latin name: Daucus carota Linn.

Part of the plant used: Carrot fruit

Active ingredient: Beta carotene, β-carotene 1%

Molecular formula : C40H56 

Molecular weight : 536.88

Description:

Beta-carotene is the molecule that gives carrots their orange colour. It is part of a family of chemicals called the carotenoids, which are found in many fruit and vegetables, as well as some animal products such as egg yolks. Biologically, beta-carotene is most important as the precursor of vitamin A. It also has anti-oxidant properties and may help in preventing cancer and other diseases. 

Beta Carotene is also known as a provitamin because it can be converted in our body into vitamin A after oxidative cleavage by beta-carotene 15, 150-dioxygenase. In plants, beta-carotene, acts as an anti-oxidant and neutralizes singlet oxygen radicals formed during photosynthesis.

Function :

1.Beta-carotene is an antioxidant and therefore may offer some protection against certain cancers and other diseases.

2.Beta-carotene is a naturally occurring substance present in green and yellow fruits and vegetables.

3.In the body, beta-carotene is converted into vitamin A and beta-carotene is used as a vitamin supplement to prevent or treat vitamin A deficiency.

4.Beta-carotene can help prevent or treat reactions to the sun in some specific groups of patients.

Application :

1.Medical Purpose :Beta-carotene powder is recognized to have functions of anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, caducity resistance, etc., for instance,beta-carotene can improve immunity of AIDS patients.

2.Food Additive:Besides caducity resistance and immunity improvement,beta-carotene powder is also an important pigment and confirmed as nutritious food additive. Beta-carotene powder can be used as intensifying agent for lipid foods such as margarine, salad oil and benne oil to help beta-Carotene powder absorption by human body.

3.Cosmetics:Beta-carotene's extractives contain abundant amino acid, vitamin, natural wet factor, microelement and other bioactive substances, and cosmetics (lipstick, kermes, etc.) added with beta-Carotene present natural and full color and luster and protect skin.

4.Forage Additive:Beta-carotene powder can improve growth rate and flesh quality of animals, reproductivity of cattle, horse and pig, color and luster of red fish and shrimp, and darken color of bird's egg.

Company Introduction
Address: Room 202, Building B8, Huanchuang Enterprise Square, Lugu Street, Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province
Website: http://www.staherb.cn/
Business scope: Biotechnology, research and development of plant extracts (can be used in the field of pharmaceutical and health products, cosmetics, feed additives and biological pesticide production and development)
Main products: Eucommia extract - chlorogenic acid (5%-98%), ursolic acid (25%-98%), corosolic acid (1%-98%), bitter amygdalin (50%-98%), epimedoside (10%-98%) and other standardized high-purity plant extracts.

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