Zeaxanthin

Drug ingredient

CAS 144-68-3

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$216M

Top sourceIndia 20%

This chemical is not on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act inventory, the list behind EPA’s production survey.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 320300 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 320300, which covers 16 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 20%IndiaNZ 14%New ZealandNL 12%NetherlandsIT 12%ItalyPE 10%Peru

Switzerland
Australia
Indonesia
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Taiwan
Ecuador
Slovenia
Ivory Coast
South Korea
Poland
Sweden
Philippines
Chile
Finland
Colombia
Nicaragua
Belgium
Austria
El Salvador
Honduras
Greece
Vietnam
Hungary
Pakistan
Morocco
Lebanon
South Africa

1 FDA-registered drug labeler

Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors

Health

Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Visual Detox 6037

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$36.50/gMedKoo Biosciences, Inc

CountryUnited States

Pack$3650.00 / 100 g

Purity98%

Vendors21 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

20 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
ChemNorm	China	$2040.00	25 mg	98%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)	United States	$2413.33	150 mg	—
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$2546.67	150 mg	—
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$2650.00	100 mg	95%
ChemFaces	China	$4000.00	20 mg	98%
Chengdu Biopurify Phytochemicals Ltd.	China	$4060.00	100 mg	95%
Molnova	China	$4914.00	500 mg	99%
Combi-Blocks (back-ordered)	United States	$8900.00	100 mg	80%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$9280.00	100 mg	99.44%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$9928.00	250 mg	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$9928.00	250 mg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$9928.00	250 mg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$9930.00	100 mg	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$9990.00	100 mg	85%
Apollo Scientific UK	United Kingdom	$10490.00	100 mg	98%
TargetMol Chemicals US	United States	$13660.00	50 mg	99.44%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$13999.70	100 mg	97%
Cayman Europe	Estonia	$435540.00	1 mg	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$971390.00	1 mg	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$971390.00	1 mg	—

Chemical Identity

CAS144-68-3

PubChem CID5280899

DTXSIDDTXSID5046807

FormulaC40H56O2

Mol. Weight568.9 g/mol

SMILESCC1=C(C(CC(C1)O)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC2=C(CC(CC2(C)C)O)C)C)C

Data Sources

PubChem · compound 5280899Retrieved 2026-04-07
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-25
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-04-07
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Zeaxanthin (CAS 144-68-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/144-68-3/ PubChem: 5280899. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280899 FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 144-68-3. Retrieved 2026-04-25. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 320300 for CAS 144-68-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/