Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Annatto
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- Chemical Structure
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Highlights
The Annatto color is extract of the outer layer of the seeds of the Bixa Orellana tree. It is native to northern South America but now it is found in South East Asia and Africa, The fat soluble color in the crude extract is called bixin, which can then be saponified into water soluble norbixin. Both bixin and norbixin belong to Carotenoids family but they are not vitamin A precursors.
Applications & Uses
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Properties
- Color
- Physical Form
- Solubility
- Soluble in
- Water
- Properties
Property Key Value Heat Good Light Stability Good pH Good