Natural Astaxanthin is produced by cultivating Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae under stress conditions, harvesting red resting cysts, cracking cell walls, and supercritical CO₂ extraction.
The resulting oleoresin or beadlet contains 2.5–10% pure astaxanthin (trans-isomers, esterified forms), 50–100× more potent than vitamin E in antioxidant activity, used in premium skin-beauty, sports-recovery, eye-health and anti-aging supplements.