[Origin]: Safflower yellow color is extracted and purified from the petal of  Carthamus tinctorius L.

[Composition]: Carthamine and Carthamone.

[Characteristic]: Safflower yellow color is a kind of yellow or brown-yellow powder, easily soluble in water, dilute ethanol, not soluble in acetone and oil, stale to heat, light and microorganism. The color is stable when PH value is acidity, the color of water solution is bright yellow and clarify. It also has a good ability to starch..

Item	INDICES( GB5176—85)	INDICES
E1%, 1cm,406nm	4	40-180
Loss on drying         ≦	10%	7%
Ash                          ≦	14%	4%
Heavy metal             ≦	20mg/kg	20mg/kg
Arsenic(As)             ≦	1mg/kg	1mg/kg
Lead(pb)                  ≦	5mg/kg	5mg/kg
Mercury(gh)             ≦	0.3mg/kg	0.3mg/kg
Total bacteria           ≦		1000个/g
Pathogenic bacteria		None

 [Application]: Tea beverage, snack, noodle, candy, tinned food, wine, etc.