CDR FoodLab® is the chemical analyzer for quality and process control that allows you to determine a wide range of parameters of many foods, animal feeds and pet foods.

Determination of the value of Xanthophylls in powder added to poultry feed

Xanthophylls are natural pigments added in poultry feed in order to set the colour of the future egg product. The test allows to determine the value of the xanthophylls in the powder added to the poultry feed with an advantageous method and with a minimum waste of food matrix.

Method

Sample treatment

Weigh exactly 0,1 g of xanthophylls powder on the analytical balance, add 5 mL of dispersing solution and put in agitation for 5 minutes.

Principle of the test

The test is based on the photometric reading of the absorbance of the xanthophylls.

Calibration curve

CDR FoodLab® method shows a very good correlation to Official Method.

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Reagent test Kits

Code*300220: 50 tests
The reagents have a shelf-life of 12 months

Measuring range

AnalysesMeasuring rangeResolutionRepeatability
Xanthophyll1 - 180 g/Kg0.1 g/Kg1.5 g/Kg