Apo-ester is an oxygen-containing apocarotenoid compound among carotenoids. In the food industry, it is mainly used for coloring edible pills,margarine, jams, jellies, and their beverage products; in the feed industry, it is widely used for coloring the skin, shanks, and fat of meat (especially-broilers) and the egg yolks of poultry. It has a high deposition rate in target tissues and is an efficient carotenoid additive.
Feed Industry (Core Market)
Objects:Laying poultry (laying hens, laying ducks), meat poultry, aquatic products (salmon, trout, shrimp).
Laying poultry: Improving egg yolk color (Roche Color Fan value ≥ 11).
Meat poultry: Deepening the color of shanks and subcutaneous fat.
Aquatic products:Enhancing the golden-orange to orange-red color offish fillets or shrimp shells.
Dosage form: 10% feed-grade microgranules (FAMI-QS certified), which can be directly added to powdered feeds, pelleted feeds, and extruded feeds.
Compatibility:Often compounded with canthaxanthin (red series) to form a “golden-orange to orange
In summary, apo-ester is a yellow carotenoid with nutritional, antioxidant, and high color value functions. In feed, it is used to accurately improve the golden color of egg yolks and animal body surfaces; in the food and industrialfields, it serves as a natural
