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Carthamus Yellow 红花黄

# Safflower Yellow

# Natural Colorants

# Food Colors

# Red Plants

# Yellow Pigments

# Food Additives

Safflower Yellow (Carthamus Yellow) is a natural water-soluble yellow colorant extracted from safflower petals of Asteraceae, CNS No. 08.103, and its main components are safflower flavin A(HSYA) and safflower flavin B. Appearance is a yellow to dark brown powder, highly soluble in water, stable in the pH range 2-7. Widely used in frozen drinks, candy, beverages and other food coloring, also used in health food and traditional Chinese medicine injection. Poor heat resistance, iron ion is easy to

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Chrysanthemum Yellow Extract 菊花黄浸膏

# Chrysanthemum yellow extract

# Food additives

# Colorant

# Coreopsis

# Yellow adjustment

# Food raw materials

Chrysanthemum yellow extract is a food additive obtained by extracting and refining the inflorescence of Coreopsis chrysanthemum, which belongs to the colorant in the food additive industry. Its English name is often translated as coreopsis yellow and CNS number is 08.113. It is mainly used to adjust the yellow or yellowish brown color of some cocoa products, chocolate, candy and solid beverages. The variety must meet the GB 2760 scope of use and GB 1886.113 product specifications.

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Monascus Yellow Pigment 红曲黄色素

# Monascus

# Food Color

# Natural Pigment

# Carotenoid

# Food Safety

# Industrial Use

Monascus yellow (Monascus yellow Pigment) is an important natural food colorant, belonging to the carotenoid pigment, which is produced by the fermentation of monascus (Monascus spp.). Monascus yellow is one of the important components in the monascus pigment family. The main components include monascus flavin (Ankaflavin) and monascus Monascin. The pigment is yellow to yellowish brown, has good water solubility and thermal stability, and is stable in the pH 3-8 range. As a natural source of col

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Methyl Cellulose 甲基纤维素

# Methyl Cellulose

# Food Additives

# Cellulose Ethers

# Thickener

# Emulsifier Applications

# Industrial Applications

Methyl Cellulose (MC) is an important semi-synthetic polymer polysaccharide food additive, which belongs to cellulose ethers. The international code for food additives is E461 and the Chinese Code System (CNS) number is 20.043. Methyl cellulose is prepared by etherification of natural cellulose with methylating agents under alkaline conditions. It has unique thermal gel characteristics-it forms a gel when heated and restores its flowing state when cooled. As a food additive, methyl cellulose is

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Orange Yellow 柑橘黄

# Citrus Colors

# Natural Colorants

# Food Additives

# Food Colors

# Food Industry

# Color Stabilizers

Orange Yellow is a natural edible pigment extracted from the peel of citrus plants of the genus Rutaceae, which belongs to the category of colorants in food additives. Its main functional component is citrus flavin (C, C, Q, H, O), which has an orange to dark red viscous liquid or paste appearance and a characteristic smell of citrus peel. According to China's national food safety standard GB 1886.346-2021, citrus yellow is allowed to be used as a food colorant, covering all kinds of food (excep

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Turmeric 姜黄

# Turmeric

# Colorant

# Curcumin

# Ginger Root

# Natural Dye

# Food Additive

Turmeric (English name: Turmeric,INS number: 100(ii),CNS number: 08.102) is a natural food colorant refined from the rhizome of ginger plant turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) by organic solvent extraction. As a food additive, turmeric belongs to the category of colorants, and its main components are curcumin compounds (including curcumin, demethoxy curcumin, and bisdemethoxy curcumin), which give food bright yellow to orange yellow. Turmeric not only has excellent coloring properties, but also has bee

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Riboflavin 核黄素

# Riboflavin

# Vitamin B2

# Food Colorant

# Water-soluble Vitamins

# Nutritional fortifiers

# Food Additives

Riboflavin (Riboflavin), also known as vitamin B2, is a water-soluble B vitamin and an international food colorant (INS 101). Riboflavin with isoalloxazine ring as the core structure, has a unique yellow to orange yellow and fluorescent properties. When used as a coloring agent, riboflavin can provide a natural yellow tone for food, and has the function of nutrition strengthening, which can supplement vitamin B2 for human body at the same time. Riboflavin is sensitive to light and easy to decomp

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Curcumin 姜黄素

# Curcumin

# Natural polyphenols

# Food colorants

# Antioxidant activity

# Pharmacological functions

# Applications

Curcumin (Curcumin,CAS No. 458-37-7) is a natural polyphenolic compound extracted from the rhizome of the Zingiberaceae plant Curcuma longa (Curcuma longa L.), with a chemical formula of C21H20O6 and a molecular weight of 368.39. As an internationally used food colorant (INS No. 100 (I),CNS No. 08.132), curcumin presents orange-yellow crystalline powder and is widely used in food, beverage, medicine, cosmetics and other fields. Curcumin not only has excellent coloring properties, but also has an

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Potassium Alginate 海藻酸钾

# Potassium Alginate

# Food Additives

# Thickeners

# Stabilizers

# Cosmetic Raw Materials

# Pharmaceutical Materials

Potassium alginate (Potassium Alginate), also known as potassium alginate and potassium alginate, chemical formula (c. h. o. k.), CNS 20.005,INS 402,CAS 9005-36-1. As a food additive, potassium alginate is classified as a thickener and stabilizer. Appearance is colorless or pale yellow fibrous powder, odorless and tasteless, soluble in water to form a viscous liquid, insoluble in ethanol, ether and chloroform. The pH value of 1% aqueous solution is 6~8, and the viscosity is stable in the range o

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Gellan Gum 结冷胶

# Gellan Gum

# Food Additives

# Thickeners

# Polymeric Polysaccharides

# Food Industry Applications

# Biomedical Engineering

Gellan gum (Gellan Gum) is a kind of high molecular linear polysaccharide prepared by pure fermentation of sphingomonas, which belongs to the food additive thickener. Its molecule consists of glucose, glucuronic acid and rhamnose in a 2:1:1 molar ratio. It can form transparent gel at very low concentration of 0.05, with heat resistance, acid resistance and enzymatic hydrolysis resistance. It is divided into two types: high acyl (soft elastic gel) and low acyl (hard brittle gel). Approved by majo

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