Gardenia yellow colour

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Gardenia yellow color is obtained from the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. It is a water soluble yellow color with Crocin, which is the same ingredient as Saffron yellow, as its principal-ingredient. From long ago, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis was used as a herbal medicine and food color in Asia. Today, Crocin is widely used as a food color in Chinese noodles, pastry, desserts, and confections.

Quality standard:

Product	Gardenia yellow color
properties	This food color is stable on the alkaline side and has outstanding coloring properties.
color value(E1%)	160min
1.Lead ppm≤ 2.As ppm≤ 3.Heavy metal ppm≤ 4.Burning remainds≤ 5.Drying weightless ppm≤	10ppm 2ppm 3ppm 4% 40%
1.Germs count 2.coliform bacillus	300cfu/g max negative
Microbiologic Quality	Conforms to Standards of Food Additives