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- Contact Person : Ms. Zhou Ju
- Company Name : Yunnan Tonghai Yang Natural Products Co., Ltd.
- Tel : 86-0877-3663828
- Fax : 86-0877-3663829
- Address : Yunnan,Yuxi,Yangguang Town
- Country/Region : China
- Zip : 652704
health raw materials natural ingredient Gardenia Blue
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
health raw materials natural ingredient Gardenia Blue