Natural Gardenia Yellow

What is Natural Gardenia Yellow

Gardenia is a genus of evergreen flowering shrubs in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to Africa, Asia, Australia and some Pacific Islands. The fruit of Gardenia jasminoides is a traditional Chinese medicine that contains iridoid compounds such as gardenoside, geniposide, genipin-1-gentiobioside, and shanzhiside. Gardenia can be used as both medicine and food, and has health benefits for the liver, cardiovascular system, and central nervous system. Gardenia is also a high-quality natural food pigment, without the side effects of artificially synthesized pigments. It has strong coloring power, bright colors, and is characterized by light resistance, heat resistance, acid and alkali resistance, and no odor. For example, gardenia yellow, also named crocin, is a natural coloring agent extracted from gardenia fruit. Gardenia yellow belongs to the carotenoid series, which is the yellow pigment in Gardenia jasminoides. Its main components are carotenoids such as crocin and crocetin, as well as iridoid glycosides such as geniposide, flavonoids, and chlorogenic acid. The appearance of gardenia yellow is an orange yellow crystalline powder with a slight odor. Easy to dissolve in water, immediately dissolving into a transparent yellow liquid in water. Soluble in ethanol and propylene glycol, insoluble in fats and oils. Natural gardenia yellow pigment is widely used in fields such as food and dye and medicine industry.

Characteristic of Natural Gardenia Yellow

Gardenia yellow has good stability, strong coloring power, good resistance to reduction and microorganisms, light and heat, and its color remains basically unchanged within the pH range of 4-11. It is stable to metal ions. Good staining effect on starch and protein.
Gardenia yellow has good safety. Gardenia has a history of thousands of years of application in China. Gardenia can be used to make tea to relieve heat. And gardenia is one of the first varieties announced by the Ministry of Health as both a food and a medicine.
Gardenia yellow has high nutritional value. The main components of gardenia yellow pigment are crocin and crocetin acid. It is a rare water-soluble carotenoid that is easily absorbed by the human body and can be converted into vitamin A in the body. It can supplement the deficiency of vitamins in the human body and is a nutritional coloring agent.
Gardenia yellow has health benefits. Gardenia is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, and gardenia yellow has similar effects to gardenia. It has the functions of clearing heat, dispelling fire, cooling blood and promoting bile flow, reducing cholesterol, and has certain health benefits.

The Application of Natural Gardenia Yellow

Gardenia has a long history of cultivation in China and is also commonly used in daily life, such as brewing tea and braised meat. The gardenia yellow extracted from gardenia fruits can be added to food as a coloring agent, as a natural yellow dye, and has great medicinal value.
Food Industry
Gardenia belongs to the category of medicinal and edible raw materials, and its extracted pigment, gardenia yellow, can inhibit the oxidation of linoleic acid by up to 80%. Therefore, it can be used as an antioxidant in food processing. Moreover, it has good heat resistance, stability to light, and excellent staining ability for proteins, starch, and other substances. Therefore, the yellow pigment can be used as an antioxidant and coloring agent in the food industry, such as in various foods such as pastries, candies, flour, beverages, jellies, cookies, ice cream, etc.
Dye Industry
Since ancient times, gardenia yellow has been a natural yellow plant dye, with pigment components belonging to water-soluble carotenoids, mainly including crocetin and crocin, which can be directly used for dyeing silk, hemp, and cotton. Gardenia yellow dye can also be used as a mordant to obtain different shades of yellow, such as: chromium mordant produces grayish yellow; Copper mordant produces a tender yellow color; Iron mordant gives a dark yellow color.
Pharmaceutical Industry
Mast yellow pigment not only contains pigment components for coloring, but also contains highly valuable and expensive crocetin for promoting blood circulation, relieving fatigue, relieving pain, and lowering blood pressure, which can be applied in the pharmaceutical industry.

Natural Gardenia Yellow Side Effects

The side effects of Gardenia jasminoides can lead to diarrhea, abdominal pain, frequent bowel movements, loose stools, and sometimes bloating and stomach pain. However, gardenia yellow is a safe natural pigment, and as long as it is used according to the prescribed dosage, it will not have any side effects on the human body. It should be noted that gardenia yellow may cause allergies in some people. People who are prone to allergies should undergo testing before consumption.

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