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Safflower & Safflower Yellow Color
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.
Physical & Chemical Properties
Safflower yellow color is a yellow or brownish yellow powder, with a melting point of 230 °C, soluble in water, dilute ethanol, almost insoluble in absolute ethanol, and other organic solvents. It is yellow in an acidic solution and orange in an alkaline solution. The aqueous solution has strong heat resistance, reduction resistance, salt resistance, and bacterial resistance. Its color changes with pH. It does not change yellow color in acidic solution in the pH 2~7 range, and yellow-orange in alkaline solution.
Applications & Uses
Safflower yellow color is mainly used for fruity drinks, juice-based drinks, soft drinks, all kinds of fruit wine, prepared wine, candy, jam, canned fruit, ice products, concentrated fruit juice, ice cream, preserves, and jellies. It can also be used for coloring dishes and cooking foods.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Safflower and how is Safflower Yellow Color extracted?
Safflower is an important Chinese herbal medicine. Safflower yellow color is extracted directly from the petals of safflower through a process of extracting, refining, concentrating, and drying.
Q: What are the pharmacological functions of Safflower Yellow Color?
It possesses a variety of pharmacological functions including antioxidant properties, myocardial protection, blood pressure lowering, immunosuppression, and brain protection.
Q: What are the solubility and physical properties of Safflower Yellow Color?
Safflower yellow color is a yellow or brownish yellow powder with a melting point of 230 °C. It is soluble in water and dilute ethanol, but almost insoluble in absolute ethanol and other organic solvents.
Q: How does the color of Safflower Yellow Color change with pH?
Its color changes depending on the pH level: it remains yellow in acidic solutions within the pH 2~7 range, and turns yellow-orange or orange in alkaline solutions.
Q: What are the main applications of Safflower Yellow Color in the food industry?
It is mainly used as a natural coloring agent for fruity drinks, juice-based drinks, soft drinks, fruit wines, prepared wines, candy, jam, canned fruit, ice products, concentrated fruit juice, ice cream, preserves, jellies, as well as for coloring dishes and cooking foods.
Q: Is Safflower Yellow Color stable under different processing conditions?
Yes, its aqueous solution exhibits strong heat resistance, reduction resistance, salt resistance, and bacterial resistance, making it a highly stable natural food coloring option.