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Lucta SA was established 75 years ago in Barcelona, Spain as a fragrance company. Over the years, this privately-owned corporation has expanded to 8 manufacturing plants across the European Union, the Americas, and Asia, producing high-quality flavor molecules, commercial fragrances, and chemo-sensory feed additives. As a true multinational company, Lucta has annual revenues of over €1 billion.

Above all else, Lucta is a food science company investing substantial time and resources into R&D with many of Lucta’s unique flavor compounds derived from years of dedicated research into how chemosensory modes of action function and are stimulated. Furthermore, Lucta SA has over 65 R&D partnerships with various notable Universities and Research Institutions around the world.

Scientific discovery of flavoring and palatant compounds and how they affect feed consumption is paramount to Lucta’s forward-thinking philosophy…

Rung Bien focuses on Lucta’s aquaculture feed additives, namely LUCTAMAX AQ , Luctarom L&D (liquid and dry), and Luctactive OE.

LUCTAMAX AQ, as a “feed palatant”, is a unique Umami flavored combination of nutrient-rich compounds that serve to stimulate feed consumption, faster growth and lower FCR for fish and shrimp. Reduce your harvest time by 10-20 days…

Luctarom L&D are feed flavorings sprayed onto cooling feed pellets, or added dry with premix into the mixer pre-pelleting. Lucta has over 14 different flavors to choose from ranging from Peruvian Fishmeal to Krill Meal to Squid Liver flavorings…

Luctactive OE is a newly developed olive pomace based feed additive that shows promising immune-enhancing and health benefits for fish…

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THE POWER of UMAMI!

LUCTAMAX AQ is the only “UMAMI” flavored feed palatant. A powerful low-inclusion Fishmeal reduction tool!

LUCTAMAX AQ is a highly effective feed palatant that incites feed consumption. It is comprised of 100% natural ingredients including nucleotides, peptides, amino acids, yeasts and proprietary flavorings.

Though primarily a feed palatant, LUCTAMAX AQ is also a powerful attractant stronger than (banned in the EU) DMPT-Bromide, a Chinese chemical product found to upset hormonal balance in humans.

Data Proof of Concept

Trial # 1. LUCTAMAX AQ as a powerful attractant to eliminate using expensive Krill meal:

[Trial parameters: Double-choice, 15 mins; 0.1% Luctamax AQ top-coated commercial diets; Control vs. LUCTAMAX AQ in 3 replicates; 350pcs/msq-7g/pcs shrimp]

Diet Groups	Initial feed (g)	Uneaten feed (g)	Feed consumed (g)	Feed consumed (%)	Diff. (%)
Control	40	17.4	22.6	56.5 %
LUCTAMAX	40	8.6	31.4	78.5 %	+22%
Control	40	25.2	14.8	37.0 %
LUCTAMAX	40	12.6	27.4	68.5 %	+31%
Control	40	5.4	34.6	86.5 %
LUCTAMAX	40	0	40	100 %	+13%

Data Proof of Concept

Trial # 2. LUCTAMAX AQ as a powerful feed palatant to increase feed intake and consequent Specific Growth Rate:

* Has a strong aroma to mask ‘unsavory’ flavors found in many raw materials

* Can replace Squid meals, often contaminated with Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd)

* Is always the same, stable composition and flavoring… unlike marine protein meals like Fish meal and Krill meal

* Can reduce fish meal by 10-25% in any aquafeed formulation!

Data Proof of Concept

Trial # 3. LUCTAMAX AQ as an attractant, reducing Krill meal & fish meal to save formulation cost and eliminate marine meal quality variability season to season:

[Trial parameters: Complex trial done in collaboration with IMAQUA, Belgium to determine the optimal amount of Fishmeal reduction and cost savings]:

Attraction trial to replace Fishmeal, results based on feed pellets ingested 30 min, 90 min..

We invite Feed Formulators, R&D Experts and Procurement professionals to learn much more about LUCTAMAX AQ through our many professionally managed trials in all significant aqua species. Please contact us here for further consultation >>>>

CHOOSE YOUR FLAVOUR!

Luctarom L (liquid) and D (dry) are powerful flavourings designed for the aqua farmer. Over 30 different unique flavours ranging from Peruvian Fish to Squid liver to Krill meal..

Luctarom L & D flavours are highly concentrated sensory feed additives, designed for modulating and standardizing the aroma of feeds.

Luctarom flavours are rich in aromatic (“volatile”) compounds that mimic the sensory profile of marine ingredients such as anchovy fishmeal, herring fishmeal, squid meal, squid paste, shrimp paste, krill meal, etc.

Applications:

* Luctarom standardizes feed smell (different formulations or batches of ingredients)

* Feed Companies’ individual Branding (for brand recognition)

* Luctarom can mask “off-odour” ingredients and feed materials (e.g., bitter premixes)

We invite Feed Formulators, R&D Experts and Procurement professionals to learn much more about Luctarom through our many professionally managed trials in all significant aqua species. Please contact us here for further consultation >>>>

TRITERPENES to ENHANCE IMMUNITY!

Luctactive OE is rich in triterpenes, polyphenols & other unique compounds all shown to improve fish’ stress resistance and immunity..

Luctactive OE is a phytogenic additive derived from olive fruit, specifically from oil-pressed pomace meal rich in polyphenols and triterpenes.

Unlike most other companies manufacturing olive pomace additives, Lucta SA Spain owns and manages it’s own commercial, ISO-certified olive farm in Spain ensuring consistent product quality.

Luctactive OE is a low-inclusion feed additive (1,5kg-2kg/ton feed) used directly into the feed mill mixer when manufacturing aqua feed pellets.

Benefits:

* Luctactive OE reduces fish mortality when cultured in crowded, stressful conditions

* Luctactive OE increases immune response to bacteria blights common to intensive fish culture