Gardenia blue color/extract

Gardenia blue color is a natural color extracted and refined from the fruit of the Rubiaceae plant gardenia. The product presents dark blue powder, soluble in water, and insoluble in grease. The aqueous solution is bright blue. The hue covers a wide range, and is not affected by pH. It has the advantages of strong acid resistance and strong staining power on protein.

Natural blue color is rare in nature, gardenia blue color is one of them. Compared with synthetic colors, its source is natural, human compatibility is good, and high safe. Gardenia blue color can be combined with natural yellow colors such as gardenia yellow color, safflower yellow color, etc., to prepare different colors of green.

Compared with extracted chlorophyll, the green color tone prepared with gardenia blue color can be controlled, has good acid resistance, and can be used in more acidic food, and beverages. In addition, the gardenia blue color can also be combined with a variety of natural red colors to blend different shades of purple. Therefore, gardenia blue color has a wide range of applications in food processing.

Gardenia blue color can be used in frozen drinks (except edible ice), jams, pickled vegetables, candy, instant rice and flour products, grain product fillings, pastries, baked food fillings and surface hanging pulp, condiments (except salt and salt substitute products), fruit and vegetable juices, protein drinks, flavored drinks (including fruity drinks, milk drinks, tea coffee flavored and other flavored beverages) (fruit drinks only), solid beverages, prepared wine, puffed foods, etc.