Divi’s Nutraceuticals is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of lutein and zeaxanthin for food, beverages and supplements.
Our lutein and zeaxanthin are available in multiple forms designed to meet a broad spectrum of application requirements, including powders, beadlets and suspensions.
About Lutein and zeaxanthin
Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids naturally occurring in plants, especially in marigold and green leafy vegetables like spinach and kale.
Lutein is well known and has been extensively studied for its benefits to eye health, particularly in aging. In other studies, lutein has demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties an improvement in skin elasticity*.
Zeaxanthin is also an antioxidant, limiting oxidative damage and supporting the immune system*.
Lutein can also be used as a food colorant, helping food manufacturers in their transition to clean labels**.
Divi’s Lutein and Zeaxanthin
Our lutein and zeaxanthin are naturally sourced from marigold flowers (Tagetes Erecta).
Our portfolio includes various forms such as spray-dried powders, microencapsulated, directly compressible beadlets and suspensions.
All forms exhibit excellent performance in food, beverage and supplement applications, such as superior uniformity and stability in both liquid and dry applications. They are kosher/halal certified, gluten-free, non-GMO and do not contain ingredients of known allergenic potential.
Our lutein and zeaxanthin are suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets.
DIVI’S “FREE-FROM” INGREDIENT RANGE
Consumer demand continues to evolve towards products containing as few additives as possible. In order to help our customers meet this need, we have developed high quality ingredients formulated with less additives. Our various Novel Application product formulations can be used either in supplements or to fortify and color a variety of liquid and dry foods and beverages.
SILICON DIOXIDE-FREE INGREDIENTS
In response to growing consumer demand for cleaner and more transparent formulations, we have developed innovative solutions that are free from nanoparticles. Leveraging our state-of-the-art technical capabilities, we manufacture high-performance spray-dried products without the addition of silicon dioxide, while maintaining performance and flow properties comparable to those of conventional spray-dried products.
This combination of formulation expertise and advanced process technology enables us to deliver effective, free-flowing powders without compromising on product functionality.
Quickly dispersible lutein for powdered beverages
Our unique CaroQuik beadlets are designed to enhance rapid, cold water dispersion of fortified powdered beverages. Due to their innovative formulation, these specialty carotenoid beadlets improve powder dissolution times. They offer fortification and color features for application in today’s popular instant beverage sticks, dispersion caps and powder canister packaging.
DIVI’S COLOR SOLUTIONS FOR FOOD & BEVERAGES
From pale yellow to warm orange and bright red, our range of carotenoids
offers a broad spectrum of colors for food and beverages. Our ingredients are
stable, enabling you to achieve consistent color shades in your applications.***
They are an ideal replacement for artificial colorants, helping beverage
manufacturers make the transition to clean labels.
A variety of applications
As experts in the formulation of carotenoids, we offer a wide range of lutein and zeaxanthin product forms for supplements, but also for fortification and coloration of a variety of foods and beverages.
Margarines
Oils
Divi’s Lutein Portfolio
Our lutein is naturally sourced from marigold flowers (Tagetes Erecta)
and meet USP specifications. As experts in the formulation of
carotenoids, we offer a wide range of product forms for supplements and
for fortification and coloration of a variety of foods and beverages.
PRODUCT FORMS
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
APPLICATIONS
Divi’s Zeaxanthin Portfolio
Our zeaxanthin is naturally sourced from marigold flowers (Tagetes
Erecta) and meet USP specifications. As experts in the formulation of
carotenoids, we offer product forms for supplements, and also for
fortification and coloration of a variety of foods and beverages.
PRODUCT FORMS
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
APPLICATIONS
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please contact us for a list of references and citations.
** Lutein is permitted for food use in the EU as a color or nutritional ingredient. Lutein can only be used as a nutritional ingredient in the USA.
*** Our color fans give an indication of the colors that can be achieved depending on the carotenoids used and their concentration in the final product. They do not guarantee exact color rendering in relation to the final product.
