This is an application data of analyzing Fucoxanthin in food by HPLC. Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid, which exists in a lot of brown algaes and is a strong antioxidative potency compound. Fucoxanthin are confirmed to have an anticancer effect in some experiment tests.
As a sample preparation procedure, solvent extraction was first done and then a centrifugation separation was conducted to remove suspended solids.
Detection was made by a GL-7452 PDA detector and confirmed a good peak.