Safflower Yellow
Food Coloring
Safflower Yellow Colour
Safflower Yellow Description: Safflower Yellow is a natural food pigment extracted from the petal of Carthamus Tinctoria L. by the process of extracting, filtrating, purifying, concentrating, sterilizing, spraying & drying. The main coloring ingredient is carthamine......
Safflower Yellow Description
Other Name: Safflower Yellow Colour
Safflower Yellow is a natural food pigment extracted from the petal of Carthamus Tinctoria L. by the process of extracting, filtrating, purifying, concentrating, sterilizing, spraying & drying. The main coloring ingredient is carthamine.
Characteristics
The appearance of safflower yellow is yellow or brown yellow powder. It can easily dissolve in water and ethanol solution, but not in ether, petroleum ether, oil and acetone. It is an excellent coloring agent for starch, but slightly coloring for protein. Ferric ion can make it becomes black. It has good resistance to light and high temperature.
Quality Standard
Items |
Enterprise Standard |
Appearance |
Yellow or Brown Yellow Powder |
Color Value E1%1cm405(+-)5nm |
100200 |
Loss on Drying ( % Less than ) |
10 |
Ash ( % Less than ) |
4 |
Leadas Pb ( mg/kg Less than ) |
5 |
Arsenicas As ( mg/kg Less than ) |
1 |
Total Plate Count ( cfu/g Less than ) |
1,000 |
Pathogenic Bacteria |
Negative |
Application and Usage Reference
Safflower Yellow can be widely used in the coloring of beverage, wine, candy .canned fruit, ice cream, ice-lolly, jelly, preserved fruit. The usage reference for 50 CV is 0.01~0.02%.The usage quantity can be decrease if the CV is more than 50.
Package
Carton with inner plastic bags. Net weight is 10kg for each container. Package standards are also available according to consumers demand.
Storage
Sealed, avoid light, store in a cool and dry place.
Shelf Life
If the storage condition attains as mentioned above, powder is two years from production date. Once opened, should seal up again and use within six months.
