The lipoprotein-bound carotenoids occurred in the viscera of abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) were separated and characterized to be the mixture of fatty acid esters of lutein and free lutein. The main fatty acid components of the esters were lauric (68%) and myristic acid (17%), and indicated the characteristic pattern compared with that of triglycerides and cholesterol esters in abalone. Patterns of carotenoids from the lipoproteins were, simple and this suggested selected metabolisms of various feed-originated carotenoids found in the whole acetone extract of abalone.