{"id":1980,"date":"2025-05-06T16:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:46:19","slug":"the-role-of-astaxanthin-in-food-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/?p=1980","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Astaxanthin in Food Area"},"content":{"rendered":"1. Natural pigments<br \/><br \/>Astaxanthin is a natural red pigment with good coloring effect and is widely used in food coloring. It can not only give food a bright red color, but also enhance the appearance of the product.<br \/><br \/>Application examples:<br \/><br \/>Beverages: used in juices, carbonated drinks, sports drinks, etc., giving beverages a bright red color.<br \/><br \/>Candy: used in soft candies, hard candies, chocolates, etc., to enhance the visual effect of the product.<br \/><br \/>Baked goods: used in cakes, biscuits, bread, etc., to increase the color of the product.<br \/><br \/>Dairy products: used in yogurt, ice cream, etc., to give the product a natural red color.<br \/><br \/>2. Antioxidants<br \/><br \/>Astaxanthin has a strong antioxidant capacity, and its antioxidant activity is 10 times higher than other carotenoids (such as lutein, lycopene) and 100 times higher than \u03b1-tocopherol (vitamin E). It can effectively remove free radicals, reduce the damage of oxidation reactions to food, and extend the shelf life of food.<br \/><br \/>Application examples:<br \/><br \/>Oils: used in edible oils, butter, etc., to prevent oil oxidation and extend the shelf life.<br \/><br \/>Meat: used in processed meats such as sausages and ham to prevent fat oxidation and keep the meat fresh.<br \/><br \/>Seafood: used in seafood products such as shrimps and crabs to prevent oxidation and deterioration and maintain color and flavor.<br \/><br \/>3. Nutritional supplements<br \/><br \/>Astaxanthin is not only a pigment and antioxidant, but also has a variety of health benefits, so it is widely used in nutritional supplements. It can enhance immunity, improve cardiovascular health, protect vision, etc.<br \/><br \/>Application examples:<br \/><br \/>Health products: used in capsules, soft capsules, tablets, etc. as nutritional supplements.<br \/><br \/>Functional foods: used in functional drinks, nutrition bars, etc. to provide additional health benefits.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Natural pigments Astaxanthin is a natural red pigmen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1980"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1982,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980\/revisions\/1982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsweeteners.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}