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Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd. Rikecolor Paprika is a carotenoid-rich oil soluble food color obtained from the fruit of Capsium annuum LINNE of the eggplant family. Its principal ingredient is Capsantins. Among carotenoid food colors, this food color possesses a relatively strong red tinge. Its raw material, Capsium annuum LINNE — is grown in countries all over the world, including Spain, Hungary, and the U.S. and is widely used as a spice and food color in processed food.

Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd. Rikecolor R is produced by microorganisms of the genus Monascus. It is a water soluble red food color consisting mainly of monascorubrins extracted from Monascusl. For long time, Monascus has been utilized for food manufacture in places with relatively high temperatures such as Fukien, China and Taiwan.

Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd. Rikecolor YG 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. Crocin yellow color may turn green if it is used in fermented food and food made of flour. The cause of this color change lies in Geniposide, a type of iridoid glycoside, which becomes blue through enzymatic reaction. This blue color and Crocin yellow color combine to produce the green color. The RIKECOLOR YG series employs a special method to separate Geniposide and is produced under consistent production control. Thus, the food color does not turn green and has a fixed-quality yellow color.

Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd. Rikecolor G is a mixture of Gardenia yellow color with blue color obtained from Geniposide which is extracted, separated and refined from the gardenia fruit to react enzymatically.