The present invention provides a composition comprising a high content of highly pure, low-cost, and safe carotenoid and a method for industrially producing the same. The present invention also provides functional food, a pharmaceutical composition and a cosmetic product comprising such a composition. The present invention further provides a method for producing a composition containing at least 80% of carotenoid, which is characterized in treating a microorganism culture with extraction using a lower alcohol at 80°C at the lowest or a combination of water and a lower alcohol at 80°C at the lowest, and then washing and filtrating the precipitate obtained from the extract solution with a combination of a lower alcohol and water.
