The invention relates to the field of production technology researches of natural pigments and in particular relates to a production method for preparing a high-purity
lutein crystal from
marigold extract. The production method comprises the following steps: adding the
marigold extract into a super-critical CO2 extraction tank; carrying out extraction and separation to obtain a raw solution I; adding the raw solution I into a
saponification tank containing a
saponification solution and stirring until
saponification is completely finished, so as to obtain a saponified product I; adding the saponified product I into a stainless steel tank; firstly, adding
softened water for washing; then leading a
mixed solution into a centrifugal
machine and carrying out various times of separation until noliquid is spun out; collecting to obtain a material II; putting the material II into the stainless steel tank and adding a certain amount of absolute ethyl
alcohol; stirring until the material and the absolute ethyl
alcohol are uniformly mixed, and stopping stirring; standing and recrystallizing at
room temperature; leading a crystallized solution into the centrifugal
machine and carrying out
solid-liquid separation to obtain the
lutein crystal; scrapping the
lutein crystal into a stainless steel disc; after uniformly dispersing, putting the lutein crystal into a
vacuum drying box and dryingto obtain a lutein crystal finished product. According to the production method provided by the invention, the conversion rate from lutein ester to free-state lutein can be effectively improved, and oxidization and
isomerization of the free-state lutein are inhibited.