What is Blue Gardenia and How can We Use It as an Natural Colorant

1. What is Blue Gardenia and How can We Use It as an Natural Colorant

3. It is a mixture of blue gardenia color with yellow gardenia color. The blue color is extracted from gardenia fruits, while the yellow color is generated from an enzyme treatment. The colours range from green to dark green powder, a blend of gardenia yellow and gardenia blue. • It is a natural edible colorant from the Rubiaceae plant gardenia fruit. Its main composition includes crocin, and crocetin. Its color tone remains unchanged, even when it is heated for thirty minutes at a temperature of eighty degrees Celsius. The colorant is available in a range of colors from light green to moss green. • Benefits Of Gardenia Green Food Color • It is soluble in water, in aqueous propylene glycol and hydrous ethanol, but insoluble in organic solvents. • The colorant has superior heat resistance. • The product has a weak hygroscopicity, and it is almost odorless. With a PH value of 1% aqueous solution of 4.5 +0.5, the stability and tonality of the colorant are not influenced by PH changes. The colorant is not affected by calcium ion or aluminium ion, although its color may deepen in tin ion and iron ion

4. Common Uses Of Gardenia Green Food Color • Gardenia green food colorant is mainly used as a complementary color in wine mixing, candies, fruit juice drinks, soft drinks, cakes, puffed food, pastry, ice cream, jams, and candies. Characters Of Gardenia Green • Gardenia green • E12-E14 • Green to dark green powder • Odorless • Water soluble

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