What are the common natural colorants

Introduction: colorant, also known as food pigment, is a kind of substance that makes food endowed with color and improves food color, belonging to food additives So, do you know what natural colorants are commonly used? Colorant, also known as food pigment, is a kind of substance that makes food endowed with color and improves food color So, do you know what natural colorants are commonly used? Natural colorants which natural colorants mainly refer to the pigments extracted from animal and plant tissues, most of which are plant pigments, including microbial pigments, animal pigments and inorganic pigments Common natural colorants include capsicum red, beet red, Monascus red, cochineal red, sorghum red, sodium copper chlorophyllin, turmeric, gardenia yellow, carotene, phycocyanin, cocoa pigment, caramel pigment, etc The color of natural colorants is easy to be affected by metal ions, water quality, pH value, oxidation, light and temperature It is generally difficult to disperse, and the compatibility between dye and colorants is poor, and the price is high The purpose of adding colorant is to change the color of feed through colorant Especially in the case of increasing use of non-traditional feed materials, colorants are added to cover up the bad color of some non-traditional feed materials (such as rapeseed meal, etc.), cater to users' psychological habits and increase market competitiveness; at the same time, they also stimulate appetite and lure food; secondly, colorants are used to improve the color of livestock, poultry and aquatic products and improve their commercial value Such as adding colorants to the skin of broilers The meat quality of egg yolk, milk butter, fish and shrimp and other aquatic products has more bright color, beautiful color and better product quality, catering to the psychology of consumers The above is a small edition of Baibai safety net which provides you with answers about the commonly used natural colorants If you want to know about the functions of colorants and other small knowledge, please pay attention to the food safety knowledge of Baibai safety net I hope the above content will help you Editor in charge: Wu Mengli