DESCRIPTION

Tagetes Extract occurs as a dark yellow to brown liquid. The major coloring principles are lutein and helenien (dipalmitate of lutein) and they are obtained by the hexane extraction of dried petals of Tagetes erecta L., with subsequent solvent removal. Other hydroxy derivatives of carotenes may be present together with oxyderivatives such as epoxides. Tagetes Extract may contain fats, oils, and waxes naturally occurring in the plant material. Products of commerce are often further formulated in order to standardize the color content or to obtain water soluble or dispersible products. Tagetes Extract is insoluble in water and soluble in hexane.