Animal Nutrition

Lucantin^® Yellow 10% NXT

Everybody's favorite color for everybody's favorite food.

Poultry cannot produce carotenoids on their own, which is why the color of egg yolks depends on the carotenoids combination in their diets. However, it is not only the quantity of pigments that matters but also their bioavailability and color intensity. With Lucantin^® Yellow (C-30 ester) any egg yolk color in yellow is possible.

Your benefits at a glance

Highly efficient and cost-effective
High bioavailability
Outstanding stability during storage and feed production
Color can be adjusted to meet your expectations

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Lucantin^® Yellow 10% NXT

Everyone who cares about food should care about its color. Color is more than just good looks; it is important for taste, for appeal, and for perceived quality of food. We try to help you to create more value from fewer resources. That is why carotenoids play such an important part in our work.

Safety Data Sheet Lucantin^® Yellow 10% NXT

Your questions – our answers

What is Lucantin^® Yellow's role in animal nutrition?

In poultry, C30 ester is used as a feed additive for pigmentation of egg yolks and broiler skin. It is the most efficacious yellow pigment available to poultry producers. In comparison with xanthophylls from plants, C30 ester provides three times more coloring potential in egg yolks and 1.5 times better coloration when used in skin pigmentation.

Why is Lucantin^® Yellow the right product for you?

With Lucantin^® yellow (C-30 ester) any yellow egg yolk color is possible. But not only hue is important, color intensity counts, too. The human eye merges both attributes to one color impression, and the perfect pigmentation will always have to score on both levels.

What are the recommended dosages for Lucantin^® Yellow?

For dosage recommendations please get in contact with us

In which form and standard packaging do we offer Lucantin^® Yellow?

Lucantin^® Yellow 10% NXT is offered as beadlet.

Product name

Form

Application

Additional Information

Packaging

Article number

Lucantin^® Yellow 10% NXT

Beadlet

Poultry

10% C-30 ester

5 kg bag in box

25 kg bag in box

50474628

50579486

What animal species does Lucantin^® Yellow cover?

BASF’s feed additives help poultry, such as laying hens and broilers, to make better use of the energy in their feed. It also gives eggs their appealing yellow-orange yolks.

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