This standard is applicable to the food additive - lutein which is refined from Tagetes erecta L. oleoresin through saponification and extraction. Commercial lutein products may contain such excipients as edible vegetable oil, dextrin and antioxidant used for standardization.
2 Molecular Formula, Structural Formula and Relative Molecular Mass
2.1 Molecular formula
C40H56O2
2.2 Structural formula
2.3 Relative molecular mass
568.88 (in accordance with the international relative atomic mass in 2007)
3. Technical Requirements
3.1 Sensory requirements: shall be in accordance with those specified in Table 1.
