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    What are the types of colorants

    • Last Update: 2019-01-12
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    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 kinds of colorants are there? 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 kinds of colorants are there? According to their sources, they can be divided into two categories: natural colorants and synthetic colorants 1 Natural colorant natural colorant is a kind of carotenoid extracted or processed from plants and microorganisms Natural animals and plants are often used as colorants in China, such as ginseng stem leaf powder, marigold powder, Ziyu refined powder, cassava leaf powder, pine needle leaf powder, orange peel powder, Leucaena leaf powder, carrot, shrimp and crab shell powder, seaweed, etc as colorants for livestock, poultry and aquatic products 2 Synthetic colorant synthetic colorant is mainly carotenoid For example, β - apo-8-carotene (c30h40o) or β - apo-8-carotenoid ethyl ester (c32h44o) and citrullin (c33h44o), cantharidin, galihong, galihuang, lukangding, etc According to the classification of solubility, it can be divided into fat soluble colorants and water soluble colorants Synthetic colorants can be classified into azo, oxyanthracene and diphenylmethane according to their structure; natural colorants can be classified into pyrrole, polyene, ketone, quinone and polyphenol The chemical synthetic pigments allowed to be used in China include amaranth, carmine, red moss, new red, lemon yellow, sunset yellow, indigo, brilliant blue, and various pigments to enhance the dispersibility of the water-soluble acid pigments in oil There are 45 kinds of natural pigments allowed to be used in China, such as beet red, lac red, bilberry red, chili red and red rice red The above is a small edition of Baibai safety net, which provides you with answers about the types of 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, and hope the above content can help you Editor in charge: Wu Mengli
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