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Product name: Gardenia Blue Color
1. Source: Gardenia jasminoides Ellis
2. Part of the plant used: Fruits
3. Product de
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.
4. Specifications:
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Items |
Specifications |
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Liquid |
Powder |
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Appearance |
Bright yellow liquid |
Bright yellow powder |
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Color value E(1% 1cm 590nm) |
10~100 |
20~120 |
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Stability |
Comparatively stable when exposed to light and heat |
Comparatively stable when exposed to light and heat |
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Loss on drying |
≤50% |
≤9% |
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Ash |
5% |
5% |
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PH |
2~4 |
2~4 |
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Heavy metals |
≤10ppm |
≤10ppm |
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Pb |
≤2ppm |
≤2ppm |
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As |
≤1ppm |
≤1ppm |
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Total plate count |
≤1000cfu/g |
≤1000cfu/g |
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Yeast & Mold |
≤100 cfu/g |
≤100 cfu/g |
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Salmonella |
Negative/10g |
Negative/10g |
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E. Coli |
Negative/10g |
Negative/10g |
