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Curcumin

Curcumin is extracted from the root of Curcuma longa as raw material. It’s a natural food pigment by the process of solvent extracting, concentrating, refining and drying.

·Characteristics

The appearance of curcumin is yellowish to orange red free flowing powder, has the characteristic odor-turmeric like, the active ingredient is curcumin. It can not dissolve in water and ether, easy to dissolve in ethanol, acetic acid and propylene glycol, completely soluble in acetone. The color shade of acidic solution is pale yellow, and reddish brown in alkaline condition. It has a good resistance to heat, but not to light and Fe2+. It has  superior pigmentation ,especially for protein.

·Quality Standard

Items	Enterprise Standard
Appearance	Yellowish to orange red free flowing powder
Curcumin Content               %  Less than	90
Color Value E(1%,1cm,425±2nm)      Less than	1450
Ash                     %   Less than	4
Lead(as Pb)                   mg/kg Less than	5
Arsenic(as As)                  mg/kg Less than	3
Pathogenic Bacteria	Negative

·Application and Usage Reference

Curcumin can be widely used in carbonic acid drink, candy, wine, ice-cream, jelly. The usage reference is 0.01g/kg.

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