Astaxanthine in food supplements
289 supplements declared in France contain Astaxanthine as a substance or active ingredient.
Other names in the Compl'Alim list: astaxanthin.
Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.
What we know about this ingredient
Uses
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid widely used in salmonid and crustacean aquaculture to provide the pink color characteristic of that species.
The carotenoid pigment astaxanthin has important applications in the nutraceutical, cosmetics, food and feed industries.
A molecule found naturally in plants or organisms; in a supplement it may be extracted from them, made by fermentation or synthesised: the declaration does not say which.
Basis: one CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients. CAS and natural occurrence recorded in Wikidata (LOTUS database).
Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.
Natural occurrence recorded in Wikidata (LOTUS database): 53 taxa; examples: Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia stellaris, Haematococcus pluvialis, Calanus finmarchicus, Calanus pacificus.
Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.
Appearance
Needles from acetone/light petroleum
Associated research
ClinicalTrials.gov · A trial is not proof: it tests a hypothesis.
- NCT06429059 : ROAR-DIGAP: A Widely Inclusive, Largely Virtual Pilot Trial Utilizing DIGAP (Deep Integrated Genomics Analysis Platform) To Personalize Treatments
COMPLETED · PHASE2 · Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS · 2026-10-27 · Astaxanthin
- NCT06460181 : Impact of Astaxanthin on Cognition in Recreationally Active Females
COMPLETED · PHASE4 · Mental Fatigue · 2026-05-26 · Astaxanthin
- NCT07063056 : Curcumin & Astaxanthin for Lowering Triglyceride Readings and Inflammation
RECRUITING · NA · Triglycerides · 2026-07-14 · Astaxanthin
2026-11-01
Other names: astaxantina (Spanish), astaxantina (Italian), astaxantina (Portuguese).
Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.
Same substance in cosmetics: ASTAXANTHIN.
In plain words
À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants
Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Astaxanthine) : antioxydant (73 produits), peau (55 produits), œil / vision (46 produits), cheveux et ongles (25 produits), solaire (23 produits).
Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.
Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.
What the registers say, country by country
Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.
Health claims register (European Union): 0 authorised and 2 refused claim(s) for this substance.
EU Register of nutrition and health claims, retrieved 21 October 2026.
Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed and flagged as a novel food.
Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.
Canada, licensed natural health products (LNHPD): 1 product.
Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)
Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)
United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 865 products.
Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Japan, notified foods with function claims: 264 products.
CAA, Japan Foods with Function Claims notifications, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source : Agence de la consommation du Japon (CAA), https://www.fld.caa.go.jp/caaks/s/cssc01/. Données traitées par CompoAtlas à partir de l'export officiel ; cette présentation est celle de CompoAtlas et n'est pas publiée telle quelle par l'État japonais. Public Data License 1.0.
Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版), compatible CC BY 4.0
Malaysia, registered products: 26 products.
NPRA, Malaysian pharmaceutical products register, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Ministère de la santé de Malaisie / NPRA, Pharmaceutical Products, CC BY 4.0
Poland, notified supplements: 1 product.
GIS, products notified in Poland, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Główny Inspektorat Sanitarny (GIS), Rejestr produktów objętych powiadomieniem
Taiwan, registered products: 6 products.
TFDA, Taiwan tablets, capsules and medical nutrition registers, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Open Government Data License, version 1.0
Declared daily quantities
| Unit | Products | Median | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg | 113 | 3 | 0.02 | 8 |
Calculated from Compl'Alim declarations that provide a quantity. These are quantities declared by manufacturers, not measurements, and preparation is not distinguished (powder, extract of varying concentration): differences between products can be very large.
Products
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