Gardenia Blue

Gardenia BlueGardenia 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 ItemsEnterprise StandardAppearance Dark Blue PowderColor Value E(1%,1cm,595±5nm,PH7.0) 30 110Loss on Drying % Less than10Ash % Less than9Lead (as Pb) mg/kg Less than5Arsenic(as As) mg/kg Less than1Total Plate Countcfu/g Less than 1,000Coliform BacteriaMPN/g Less than 10Mould & Yeast cfu/g Less than 200Pathogenic 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