Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Active Component
- Ingredient Name
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Functions
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- Ingredients
- Astaxanthin
Features & Benefits
- KAS's Fermentation Breakthrough
- Only KAS produces astaxanthin from Haematococcus by proprietary dark fermentation. The fermentation process is very fast, high yielding, and economical. It occurs in closed vertical tank systems for minimal water and land use with maximal purity.
- The process enables much greater output volumes and lower cost than light-dependent algae production methods, to better respond to the rapidly expanding needs of the market.
- Low-Cost Fermentation Technology Features
Kuehnle AgroSystems has developed a patented low-cost fermentation technology to produce natural astaxanthin for the aquafeeds market. Their breakthrough technology is high yield production of algae by dark fermentation. The fermentation process enables greater output volumes and lower cost that light-dependent algae production methods.Natural algae astaxanthin is too scarce and too expensive for the aquafeeds. That when this technology comes to play.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Animal Species
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Application
Astaxanthin is commonly added in a synthetic form for improving coloration of salmonids and crustaceans.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Performance Data
- In aquaculture, KAS’s single-cell Haematococcus product performed well in independent feeding studies in Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout and vannamei shrimp.
- In personal care, astaxanthin-containing extracts such as AstaFusion® boasts novel antiaging benefits for skin care, while that from supercritical CO2 purification holds promise for food supplements.