A rapid method for determining astaxanthin content
A spectrophotometric method was developed for the rapid determination of astaxanthin in Haematococcus Pluvialis powder and com-pound products containing Haematococcus Pluvialis powder.The extraction reagent of astaxanthin from Haematococcus Pluvialis powder was se-lected by single factor experiment,and the best extraction reagent was dimethyl sulfoxide.The results showed that the absorbance had a good lin-ear relationship with astaxanthin concentration in the range of 0.2~0.8 μg/mL,R2 =0.9997.Compared with GB/T 31520-2015,the error of determination of astaxanthin content in Haematococcus Pluvialis powder is 0.02%~0.09%,and the error of determination of astaxanthin content in compound products containing Haematococcus Pluvialis powder is 0.003%~0.011%,The average recovery rates of astaxanthin were 98.7%,98.3%respectivity.The established method can quickly and accurately determine the content of astaxanthin in Haematococcus Pluvialis powder and compound products containing Haematococcus Pluvialis powder.