The Antarctic krill is a marine creature that lives in the Antarctic waters, belonging to the order Euphausiacea, family Euphausiidae, and genus Euphausia. It is about 4-6 cm in length and weighs no more than 2 grams, feeding on marine plankton. It endures the cold seawater and pressure, and can store energy to survive without feeding for up to 200 days.
Antarctic krill is rich in nutritional value, with the characteristics of high protein and low fat, and contains a variety of nutrients such as chitin, krill oil, astaxanthin, etc. Krill oil contains EPA and DHA, a unique phospholipid Omega-3 structure, polarity, soluble in water, more conducive to absorption and utilization, and is an excellent natural Omega-3 source.