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Botanical source: Fruit of Gardenia jasminoides
Appearance: orange to yellow fine powder
Color scale: E60 or customized
Application: Food and Beverage, fabrics, liquor.
Product Introduction :
Gardenia yellow or Crocin Yellow powder is one of the most popular pigment ever. It is generally orange-yellow powder or dark yellow liquid.
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Botanical source: Fruit of Gardenia jasminoides
Appearance: orange to yellow fine powder<br>
Color scale: E60 or customized
Application: Food and Beverage, fabrics, liquor.
Phyical and chemical character
The major components of Gardenia yellow are crocin and crocetin. It is a rare carotenoid that dissolve well in water, and its aqueous solution is lemon yellow.
Solubility: Easily soluble in polar solvents such as water and ethanol, but hardly soluble in non-polar solvents such as benzene and gasoline.
Since the crocetin in the gardenia yellow pigment is an acidic component, the pigment is more soluble in alkaline solutions.
Spectral characteristics: The aqueous solution of gardenia yellow pigment in the ultraviolet-visible region has three absorption peaks: 238, 325, 440nm, which are the characteristic absorption peaks of geniposide, chlorogenic acid, crocetin and crocetin. The maximum absorption peak is at 440nm.
Our product keep in line with the GB 7912-2010, National food safety code of Gardenia yellow as food addictive, which is a mandatory requirement in China. Both Gardenia yellow in powder and liquid available.
Specification | ||
1% 1cm E@(440±5nm) | >60 | 61.25 |
Shelf life | 24months | / |
Organoleptic | ||
Appearance | Orange yellow fine powder | 符合Conforms |
Odor/Taste | Characteristic | 符合Conforms |
Physical Characteristics | ||
Particle Size | 100% Through 80 mesh | Conforms |
Loss on Drying | ≤7% | |
Heavy metals | ||
Arsenic | ≤ 2mg/kg | Conforms |
Lead | ≤ 3mg/kg | Conforms |
Density | ||
loose density | ≥ 0.30g/mL | Conforms |
tight density | ≥ 0.50g/mL | Conforms |
Microbiological Tests | ||
Total Plate Count | ≤3000cfu/g | Conforms |
Total Yeast & Mold | ≤300cfu/g | Conforms |
E.Coli | Negative | Negative |
Salmonella | Negative | Negative |
Staphylococcus | Negative | Negative |
Storage | well-closed, preserved in cool , shady, dry place | |
package | Inner:PE bag, food grade; Out :paper box |
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