Gardenia Yellow CAS 94238-00-3 Powder
What is Gardenia Yellow ?
Gardenia yellow is a natural pigment mainly extracted from the fruit of gardenia. It belongs to the carotenoid series, and its yellow pigment component is crocin. Methods for producing gardenia yellow include ethanol solution extraction, water extraction, ethanol or ether extraction. This pigment is widely used in the food industry, including in juice (flavor) beverages, blended wines, makeup on pastries, popsicles, ice cream, puffed foods, jellies, cakes, candies, and canned chestnuts. Gardenia yellow is not only used as a food additive, but also has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and promoting bile secretion. It is a safe and non-toxic natural pigment.
What are the benefits?
1. Gardenia can relieve lung fire, clear heart heat, and relieve depression and heat. It is especially good at relieving the fire of the three burners, which can help improve symptoms of irritability and restlessness.
2. Gardenia can relieve muscle surface, relieve dampness and heat, and promote urination. It can also clear the liver and gallbladder, promote dampness and reduce jaundice. It can treat urinary symptoms such as bloody stranguria and hot stranguria.
3. It can effectively clear the liver and improve eyesight, and is used to treat symptoms such as red, swollen and painful eyes, dizziness and blurred vision caused by liver and gallbladder heat.
4. Gardenia has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling.
Application direction
Food Industry: Gardenia yellow, as a natural pigment, is widely used in food coloring. It can be used in juice (flavor) beverages, blended wines, cakes, ice cream, candy, candied fruit, puffed food, bread, jelly and other foods, providing these foods with a bright yellow color. At the same time, gardenia yellow also has certain nutritional and health functions, such as protecting the liver and gallbladder, calming, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling, removing heat, eliminating irritability, diuresis, cooling blood and detoxifying, etc.
Cosmetics Industry: Gardenia yellow pigment can also be used in cosmetics, such as lipstick, eye shadow, etc., to provide them with a natural and bright yellow tone.
