# Commission Implementing Decision of 22 January 2013 authorising the placing on the market of synthetic zeaxanthin as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2013) 110) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (2013/49/EU), Annex: SPECIFICATIONS OF SYNTHETIC ZEAXANTHIN

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Definition Zeaxanthin is a naturally occurring xanthophyll pigment, it is an oxygenated carotenoid. Synthetic zeaxanthin is produced by a multi-step chemical synthesis from smaller molecules.
Synthetic zeaxanthin is presented either as a spray-dried powder of gelatin or starch base (‘beadlets’) with added α-tocopherol and ascorbyl palmitate or as a corn oil suspension with added α-tocopherol
Description: Orange-red crystalline powder with little or no odour
Chemical formula: C40H56O2
Structural formula:
CAS No: 144-68-3
Molecular weight: 568,9 daltons
Physical-chemical properties of synthetic zeaxanthin Loss on drying
less than 0,2 %
All-trans zeaxanthin
more than 96 %
Cis-zeaxanthin
less than 2 %
Other carotenoids
less than 1,5 %
Triphenylphosphine oxid(CAS No 791-28-6)
less than 50 mg/kg

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/49/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-49/annex
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