Tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal and extract
Tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal and extractMarigold meal is a feed colour, added to chicken feed so that egg yolks and skin come out a deeper yellow. Yolk colour is a consumer expectation rather than a nutritional measure, and this is how it is met out of season.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted | 21 CFR 73.295retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Dried and milled flowers of Tagetes erecta, or their extract, rich in lutein.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Every name it appears under
1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Tagetes (Aztec marigold) meal and extract
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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