- VitalGold® 1.5% consists of yellow-orange, free-flowing particles. Each individual particle contains xanthophylls and Apocarotenoic ester, mainly lutein (extracted from Tagetes erecta), and Apocarotenoic ester (β-Apo-8’-carotenoic ethyl ester) finely dispersed in a matrix of minerals and plant origin excipient. The product is stabilized by BHT.