Cyanotech Corporation products

Astaxanthin (pronounced “asta – zan – thin”) is a red carotenoid and exceptionally powerful antioxidant found in certain species of plants, animals and microalgae. Grown on the pristine Kailua-Kona Coast of Hawaii, Cyanotech sources astaxanthin from natural microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis, nature’s richest and most concentrated source of astaxanthin. Carved out of lava fields, and fed by bright natural Hawaiian sunlight, clean crisp air, and lava-filtered Hawaiian aquifer water—this healthy environment supports a healthy farm. And for over 24 years, we have been growing it naturally, free from GMOs. Because it matters where it’s grown.

A superior strain of arthrospira platensis, evolved from many years of continuous cultivation in the pristine and ideal growing conditions of Kona, Hawaii. Hawaiian Spirulina is a highly absorbable source of protein and essential amino acids, iron, beta carotene, minerals, and numerous other health vitamins including B-Vitamins, GLA, and phycocyanin, a pigment protein antioxidant complex found only in blue-green microalgae.

BioAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin is the only mass marketed astaxanthin brand grown in an open culture system under the hot, Hawaiian sun from Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae. The algae produces the antioxidant astaxanthin when exposed to the elements. When the algae is ready for harvest, it is sent to our in-house extraction plant where it is skillfully extracted using high pressure, supercritical CO2.