The invention relates to a stable, natural blue color obtainable from a process comprising the steps:(a) forming a mixture comprising(i) a first component, wherein said first component is the juice from the fruit of Huito, Genipa americana, wherein said juice contains sufficient genepin or derivatives of genepin, including genepin gentiobioside, geniposide, geniposidic acid, and gardenoside, capable of reacting with other compounds to produce a colored product;(ii) a second component, wherein said second component is an edible material selected to provide other components resulting in the desired color, and wherein said second component comprises nitrogenous compounds selected from the group consisting of amino acids, polypeptides, proteins, compounds with one or more primary amine groups, and combinations thereof;(b) co-processing said mixture at a pH in the range of 3 to 8; and(c) applying a heat treatment sufficient to stabilize the mixture against microbial growth, oxidation, organoleptic deterioration and provide color intensity.
STABLE NATURAL BLUE COLORANT
STABILER NATÜRLICHER BLAUER FARBSTOFF
COLORANT STABLE NATUREL BLEU
2024-01-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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