About Us

Astavita Professional is a brand of Fuji Chemical Industry, a Japanese pharmaceutical company in business for over 60 years. Fuji Chemical is the world's largest producer of natural astaxanthin (AstaREAL^®) from the single cell plant, Haematococcus pluvialis. With state of the art and fully enclosed bio-systems in both Hawaii and Sweden, Fuji cultivates the highest quality astaxanthin available in the world.

In addition to quality production Fuji has sponsored over 40 clinical studies with AstaReal astaxanthin in health areas such as cardiovascular, gastric, diabetes (nephropathy), eye fatigue, fat reduction, skin health and more.

Natural Astaxanthin from the microalgae, haematococcus pluvialis, is a natural carotenoid found in abundance from arctic marine environments to common fresh water rock pools throughout the world. Astaxanthin is what gives the pink and red color to salmon, shrimp and lobster. However, animals depend on their diet to obtain astaxanthin and other carotenoids since they cannot produce carotenoids themselves. The most abundant source of astaxanthin in nature is haematococcus pluvialis, which will accumulate astaxanthin in lipid vesicles during periods of nutrient deficiency and environmental stresses. Because haematococcus often grows in places that are exposed to intense sunlight during its dormant phase astaxanthin functions to protect the cell nucleus against free radicals generated by UV radiation that would otherwise cause damage to its DNA and peroxidise energy reservoirs.

The mission of Astavita Professional is to provide the Healthcare Practitioner with the highest quality nutritional supplement products which are intended to improve the well-being of their patients. To ensure that our products suit your needs, we are committed to the science and continued research behind our products.