Beta Carotene is a compound that gives vivid yellow, orange, and red coloring to vegetables. The body converts Beta Carotene into vitamin A (retinol

Health Benefits

• Like other antioxidants, Beta-carotene helps to improve memory and cognitive function. It is helpful in reducing the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline.
• Vitamin A, known as a vital nutrient for vision, plays a critical role in cell growth and in maintaining healthy organs like the heart, lungs, and kidneys.

Application:

Dietary Supplements

Beta-carotene dry powders are used as provitamin A in solid multivitamin preparations, because no Upper Safe Level for the use of beta-carotene as provitamin A has been established unlike for vitamin A. Beta-Carotene 10% and 20% powder used both as provitamin A and as an active ingredient. It is particularly suitable for use in multivitamin/ mineral tablets and beta-carotene tablets, as well as hard gelatin capsules and sachet formulations due to its excellent bulk density and flow properties.

Food Products

Due to its composition, Beta-Carotene 10% and 20% powders are especially suitable for use in food supplement preparations such as fortified food items, plain tablets, sachets, effervescent tablets, and capsules.

Stability

The product is stabilized with Tocopherol and Sodium ascorbate. The stability of Beta-Carotene 10% and 20% powder is excellent even in the presence of minerals and other vitamins. The product has a high strength and compactability as well. Little or none of the beta-carotene is expressed during tableting/compression, resulting in good stability of the tablets. 6 Months stability data available.

Storage Handling

The product is sensitive to oxygen, light, heat, and moisture and should therefore be stored in the tightly sealed original packaging at room temperature in a dry and dark place.