Dunaliella Salina Extract

Latin Name: Dunaliella salina Teodor  

Spec: 1% Beta Carotene Powder

Description

Dunaliella salina is a kind of green algae that can live in high salinity seawater, and often turns red in high salinity environment. The most prominent characteristic of Dunaliella salina is that it contains a lot of algae β The content of carotene is higher than that in carrot and fruit β The content of carotene is many times higher.

Dunaliella salina is rich in oil β- It contains carotene, protein, polysaccharide, and other minerals such as Ca, P, Zn. It also contains 18 kinds of amino acids including human essential amino acids. The accumulated glycerol is 40% - 50% of dry weight. Under the suitable conditions, it was synthesized in vivo β- Carotene can reach 10% of the dry weight of cells. Dunaliella salina is an important bait for the larvae of marine economic animals with high protein content.

Uses

Dunaliella salina has unique economic value in food, medicine and health care, chemical industry and aquaculture. The algae has been industrialized in Australia, the United States and Israel. The main aspects of its industrialization are as follows β- Carotene health products, cosmetics, nutritional supplements and algae powder, etc.