Product Description Natural Lycopene Beadlet consists of red or red-brown beadlets, with few white spots of food starch. The microencapsulation beadlets are manufactured with advanced spray and starch-catching drying technology. The individual lycopene molecules, from blakeslea trispora and extracted from the fungal biomass, purified by crystallization and filtration, are finely dispersed in the matrix of modified food starch, coated with corn starch. dl-alpha-tocopherol is added as antioxidants. Product Identification CAS No. 502-65-8 EINECS No. 207-949-1 E No. E 160d(iii) Chemical Formula: C40H56 Molecular Weight: 536.88 Storage and Stability The product may be stored for 36 months from the date of manufacture in the unopened original container and at room temperature. It should be protected from light, heat, oxygen and moisture. Keep the container tightly closed. Once opened, use contents quickly. Uses As a coloring agent and a nutrient for food such as fast food, baking food, drink, jelly, confectionery and dairy products, also suitable for manufacturing tablets and hard-shell capsules Safety This product is safe for the intended use. Avoid ingestion, inhalation of dust or direct contact by applying suitable protective measures and personal hygiene. See Material Safety Data Sheet for full safety information. 