High-Quality Safflower Yellow Extract from China Suppliers & Factory - Natural Colorant for Food and Cosmetics
Safflower is an important Chinese herbal medicine, with its mild and spicy taste, it has the effect of removing stasis and relieving pain, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, etc. It also has a certain effect on coronary heart disease, infectious hepatitis, and other diseases. Safflower yellow color is extracted from the petals of safflower by extracting, refining, concentrating, and drying.
Studies have found that safflower yellow color is not only a valuable natural food coloring, with bright color, high-temperature resistance, high-pressure resistance, and anti-microbial advantages but also has a variety of pharmacological functions such as antioxidant, myocardial protection, blood pressure lowering, immunosuppression and brain protection.
- Appearance: Yellow or brownish yellow powder.
- Melting Point: 230 °C.
- Solubility: Soluble in water, dilute ethanol; almost insoluble in absolute ethanol and other organic solvents.
- pH Sensitivity: Yellow in acidic solutions (pH 2~7) and yellow-orange in alkaline solutions.
- Stability: Strong heat resistance, reduction resistance, salt resistance, and bacterial resistance.
- Beverages: Fruity drinks, juice-based drinks, soft drinks, fruit wine, and prepared wine.
- Sweets & Desserts: Candy, jam, ice cream, preserves, and jellies.
- Processed Fruit: Canned fruit and concentrated fruit juice.
- Culinary: Coloring dishes and cooking foods.
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Safflower yellow color is a natural food coloring extracted from the petals of the safflower plant. The production process involves extracting, refining, concentrating, and drying the petals to obtain a high-quality yellow or brownish-yellow powder.
Research shows that Safflower Yellow offers various health benefits, including antioxidant properties, myocardial protection, blood pressure lowering, immunosuppression, and brain protection. Safflower itself also aids in removing stasis, relieving pain, and lowering cholesterol.
The color of Safflower Yellow changes with the pH level of the solution. It maintains a stable yellow color in acidic solutions within the pH range of 2 to 7, and transitions to a yellow-orange or orange hue in alkaline solutions.
Safflower Yellow is highly soluble in water and dilute ethanol. However, it is almost completely insoluble in absolute ethanol and other organic solvents.
It is widely used to color fruity drinks, soft drinks, fruit juices, fruit wines, candies, jams, canned fruits, ice cream, jellies, and preserves. It is also suitable for coloring cooked dishes and culinary preparations.