| ITEMS | STANDARDs | ||
| Appearance | Free-flowing red brown granule | ||
| Smell | Special flavour | ||
| Particle size | 100% through STANDARD mesh 20, Min.90% through STANDARD mesh 40 | ||
| Moisture content (%) | Max. 8.00 | ||
| Canthaxanthin content (%) | Min. 10.00 | ||
| Trans -canthaxanthin content (%) | Min. 8.00 | ||
| Cis -canthaxanthin content (%) | 1.98 |