Product No.: #1209 Product name: Gardenia blue color
- Source: Gardenia jasminoides Ellis
- Part of the plant used: Fruits
- Product description
Gardenia blue is a pure natural food color, got from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis by biological fermentation. It is a kind of dark blue powder soluble in water and alcohol, but not soluble in organic solvent. The main coloring ingredient are crocin and possession of spent acid. The product is stable in medium when PH is between 4~8. It has a good resistence to temperature, but not to light. - Specifications:
Items Specifications
Liquid Powder
Appearance Bright blueliquid Bright blue powder
Color value E(1% 1cm 590nm) 10~100 20~120
Stability Comparatively stable when exposed to light and heat Comparatively stable when exposed to light and heat
Loss on drying ≤50% ≤9%
Ash 5% 5%
PH 2~4 2~4
Heavy metals ≤10ppm ≤10ppm
Pb ≤2ppm ≤2ppm
As ≤1ppm ≤1ppm
Total plate count ≤1000cfu/g ≤1000cfu/g
Yeast & Mold ≤100 cfu/g ≤100 cfu/g
Salmonella Negative/10g Negative/10g
E. Coli Negative/10g Negative/10g
