Phycocyanin E6 Powder

Phycocyanin E6 Powder – Premium Natural Blue Pigment with Antioxidant Benefits for Food & Nutraceutical Industries

Xi'an Le-Nutra Ingredients Inc. specializes in manufacturing high-grade Phycocyanin E6 Powder, a standardized natural blue pigment extracted from premium Spirulina platensis. Our 60,000㎡ GMP-certified production facility delivers 3,000 tons annually, ensuring consistent E6 color value (E1% at 618nm) through UV spectrophotometry. This clean-label alternative to synthetic dyes offers dual functionality as a vibrant colorant and potent antioxidant. With strict quality control maintaining a Purity Index (A620/A280) of 0.5-0.8, our product guarantees batch-to-batch color consistency for global food, beverage, and nutraceutical manufacturers.

What Makes Our Phycocyanin E6 Powder Stand Out?

The product represents a breakthrough in natural coloring technology for industrial applications. Unlike synthetic blue dyes, this chromophore-carrying protein complex provides brilliant sapphire blue coloration while delivering measurable antioxidant benefits.

The E6 designation indicates a specific color value perfect for manufacturers requiring consistent color matching across large production runs. Your formulation teams will appreciate the exceptional water solubility that creates clear, sediment-free solutions in both cold and hot water systems.

Our extraction process utilizes aqueous extraction and ultrafiltration technology to preserve the bioactive protein structure. This means you get stable coloration alongside functional health benefits that today's consumers actively seek.

Technical Specifications You Can Trust

Core Functional Benefits

And natural water-soluble colouring is simply the tip of the iceberg in terms of what the product can do for your product development.

It has demonstrable antioxidant benefits as a potent free radical scavenger to promote modern wellness positioning. You can take advantage of this dual role to sell both aesthetic appeal and functional health benefits.

This helps relieve strain and dryness from extended periods of screen time, so your eye care formulas can benefit from it. This is a major consumer issue in our digital world.

Support of liver health is achieved for lightening of metabolic burden and reduction of oxidative damage to hepatic cells. Control of the activity of immune cells leading to enhancement of defence mechanisms modulates immune system.

Industrial Application Solutions

Blue Latte and Beverage Systems: Our powder maintains color integrity in the presence of electrolytes and varied mineral content. Your sports drinks, flavoured waters and speciality coffee products achieve consistent vivid blue without synthetic chemicals.

Confectionery and Dairy Products: In cold-processed candies, ice creams and yoghurts, a stable hue that does not migrate or bleed in complicated fat-and-sugar settings is beneficial. You can steer clear of the regulatory problems connected with synthetic alternatives.

Nutricosmetic Formulations: Capsules and powders with beauty-from-within, colourant characteristics and antioxidant bioactivity. The powder is stable in high pressure tableting and encapsulation process with no loss of activity.

Water-Based Skincare: Compatible perfectly with vitamin C, fruit extracts and all watery raw ingredients, hence no colour precipitations in your cosmetic formulae.

Quality Assurance Protocol

Your quality teams will love our five-point inspection approach, developed for B2B buyers.

Spectrophotometric assay confirms efficacy by verifying E1% colour value at 618nm. The ratios of phycocyanin to total protein was determined by the purity ratio test (A620/A280) with low contaminants.

Microbiological screening is comprehensive and includes Total Plate Count, Yeast & Mould, E. coli and Salmonella per USP and EU regulations. ICP-MS for heavy metal analysis to quantify Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium and Mercury to worldwide limits.

Testing of solubility and particle size (80-100 mesh) verifies the dissolution time in cold water for ease of incorporation into manufacturing.

Manufacturing Excellence

We can assure a dependable supply with our more than 14 years of experience in plant extraction and our modern production facilities. Six multi-purpose manufacturing lines with different extraction technologies to treat diverse plant materials according to individual specifications.

You benefit from 98% on-time delivery with over 30 days safety stock. Our scientists and engineers are a skilled R&D team who carry out rigorous testing and process optimisation.

Our GMP, ISO, FDA and Kosher certifications reflect our commitment to global compliance standards. Support for third party testing helps you meet your regulatory requirements in overseas markets.

Storage and Handling Guidelines

Proper storage will ensure your investment in Phycocyanin E6 Powder has a shelf life of 24 months. Keep containers cool, dry, below 25°C, out of direct sunshine and away from moisture.

Oxidation is prevented by double-layer food-grade polyethylene bags within light-proof fibre barrels of 25 kilogram. Preserve the protein structure and colour intensity by keeping the sealed packaging until use.

For liquid products requiring pasteurisation, consider HTST processing or post-pasteurization addition to preserve bioactivity. Microencapsulation or sodium citrate improves stability in acidic environment (pH <4).

Global Supply and Customization Services

We are a 60,000㎡ facility, therefore we supply directly from the plant, cutting out intermediaries to provide cheap pricing and dependable quality. We offer full OEM/ODM service, such as formula formulation, specification adjustment, private label and package design.

We provide flexible MOQ to support trial purchases and bulk orders. We can provide EXW, FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP and DDP delivery terms for your convenience of logistics.

Payment Terms: 100% T/T, Alibaba Trade Assurance, Western Union are all supported. Transaction security. North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and International markets supported by our worldwide logistics network.

FAQ

Q: Why use E6 grade rather than higher concentrations?

A: It is an economical colourant for large scale food applications where a moderate level of blue colour is desired and the premium price of medical grade extracts is not justified.

Q: How does it function in acidic drinks?

A: Most stable at a neutral pH, it is stabilised more in acidic environments using stabilisers such as sodium citrate or the use of microencapsulation technology.

Q: Is the powder thermally stable throughout processing?

A: The chromophore-protein structure has to be retained (after cold addition) or HTST processed for liquid products as it is heat sensitive.

Q: What certifications do you have?

A: Our spirulina supply is FDA, ISO and quality documented to standard and may be certified USDA Organic, EU Organic, Halal and Kosher upon request.

Q: Is it a full replacement for synthetic blue dyes?

A: Yes, it’s a clean-label alternative to Brilliant Blue FCF (E133) that removes regulatory hurdles and adds antioxidant efficacy.

Partner With Le-Nutra Today

Ready to integrate premium Phycocyanin E6 Powder into your product line? Contact us at enquiry@lenutra.com to discuss your specific requirements and receive customized technical solutions.