Chemical Substance - Fucoxanthin
NHPID name:
Fucoxanthin
Reference:
Proper name(s):
Common name(s):
Category:
Approved Chemical Name
Schedule 1:
CAS registry number:
Source material:
- Ascophyllum nodosum ( Parts: Thallus )
- Phaeodactylum tricornutum ( Parts: Whole )
- Saccharina japonica ( Parts: Thallus )
- Saccharina japonica ( Parts: Whole )
- Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis ( Parts: Intestine )
- Undaria pinnatifida ( Parts: Whole )
Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP, under Schedule 1, item 2 (an isolate) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPD