pharmaceutical colorant natural pigment Gardenia Blue

1.ISO9001:2008 Certificate 2.Kosher Certificate 3.Perfect solubility 4.natural 5.deodorized,less odour

Gardenia Blue

Gardenia Blue, a natural food pigment, is got from the gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides ELLIS) fruit of madder family by biological fermentation.

·Characteristics

The appearance of gardenia blue is dark blue. It can easily dissolve in water, ethanol solution and propylene glycol solution, can not dissolve in organic solvent. The shade is stable in medium when PH is between 4 to 8.It has a good resistance to temperature, but not to light. The dyeability is good to protein than star.

·Quality Standard

Items		Enterprise Standard
Appearance		Dark Blue Powder
Color Value E(1%,1cm,595±5nm,PH7.0)		30~110
Loss on Drying	% Less than	10
Ash	% Less than	9
Lead (as Pb)	mg/kg Less than	5
Arsenic(as As)	mg/kg Less than	1
Total Plate Count            cfu/g  Less than		1,000
Coliform Bacteria         MPN/g  Less than		10
Mould & Yeast               cfu/g Less than		200
Pathogenic Bacteria		Negative

·Applications and Usage Instruction(in compliance with GB2760 Hygienic standards for uses of food additives)

Gardenia Blue can be widely used in instant rice & flour products,jam,fruit-flovoured beverages,beverages of fruit and vegetable juice(pulp),candy,topping,imitation wine. When use Gardenia Blue, dissolve the color with a small amount of water first, and then mix the color solution with food materials

·Usage Reference(in compliance with GB2760 Hygienic standards for uses of food additives)

The maximum usage limit for instant rice & flour products is 0.5g/kg,for jam and candy is0.3g/kg,and for other products is 0.2g/kg.

·Legal registered number

CNS NO 08.123 KFDA NO  Natural Additives,57 INS NO 165 Japanese NO Natural Additives,134

pharmaceutical colorant natural pigment Gardenia Blue