Hanif Houshmand Kouchi - Department ofFishe۱y , Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural
Bahareh Shabanpour
Marzieh Moosavi-N asab - Seafood Processing Research group and Department of Food Science and Technology, Shiraz University, han

Cmstacean waste is an imp01tant source of natural carotenoids. Carotenoids are a group of oil soluble pigments. These solubilization characteristics of carotenoids have led to studies on recove1y of these pigments in vegetable oils such as sunflower oil, groundnut oil, Palm oil, rice bran oil, soy oil and etc. Carotenoids are the main compound responsible for the orange-pink coloration in the muscle of salmonids and some Cmstaceans. In nature, carotenoids are synthesized only in the vegetal kingdom, while animals obtain them through the food chain

carotenoids, extraction, crustacean waste, vegetable oils