Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Butterfly Pea Flower
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Features
100% Natural from flavor, aroma, color, low moisture content, 3yr shelf
- Features
The butterfly pea flower is a native from Thailand where it is called Dok Anchan (Latin name is clitoria ternatia). It grows on a vine producing bountiful crops of delicate blue and purple flowers which are typically dried.
The dried flowers are used in Thailand as an herbal ingredient to many foods (such as rice and desserts) and in drinks.
Edible Butterfly Peas Flowers
The flowers have a neutral taste and very mild aroma kind of like peas. In some preparations, there is no evidence of taste or aroma just the pure blue or purple color.
Color Changing Properties
- Butterfly pea flowers are one of just a few other ingredients to obtain a natural blue color to some degree. Other sources include blue corn, red cabbage and blueberries but the butterfly pea flower is the most intense in blue obtained from the flowers deep blue pigment from.
- The color in these foods is from blue/purple anthocyanin antioxidants which are subject to color change along the blue – purple – red color spectrum in the presence of other acid (such as citrus) or alkaline ingredients (such as bicarb soda).
- There is therefore an opportunity for manufacturers to perform research and development with the prototype to determine if a suitable color can be achieved in the range of blue to purple and pink, all of which are esthetically pleasing colors for food and beverages.
- Health Benefits of Butterfly Pea Flowers
- Butterfly pea flowers are a very high source of antioxidants. As a tea, it has an ORAC of 7022 per 250ml cup of tea made from one tea bag of ground dried flowers.
- They are highly valued for the herbal benefits when consumed or used in cosmetics. For example, the flower extract has reportedly been used as a traditional herbal remedy to treat insect bites, hair regrowth, eye infections and general vitality.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
Regulatory & Compliance
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Technical Details & Test Data
- Indicative Colors
The tea (a simple hot water extraction of the dried flowers) is very mild tasting but with intense blue color. The traditional Thai Welcome Drink, Nam Dok Anchan, is a combination of the iced tea with lemon juice and honey which turns a royal purple and almost pink in some instances because of the lemon juice.
In our processes to create b'Lure, blue pigment is extracted from the flower petals using only water and preserved in cane sugar, ready for the addition to food and cocktails for a fun play on creativity.
Butterfly pea flowers as an ingredient are a perfect fit for tea manufacturers, beverage, pre-made food and RTD companies, distillers, brewers, health food stores and even cosmetics companies to research and develop new natural products.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging
Carton Contains 1 unit/carton Carton Weight 10.87kg / 24lb Carton Size 50.8cm/20in Long x 50.8cm/20in Wide x 50.8cm/20in High Carton UPC 9338520001278 Pallet Configuration 4 layers of 4 cartons, 16 cartons total Pallet Weight 192kg including pallet (424lbs) Pallet Size 102cm/40in x 122cm/48in x 244cm/96in high
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 36 months from date of manufacture
- Storage Conditions
Shelf stable, store at ambient temperatures out of direct light. 36 months from date of manufacture.