Zenex Organic Gardenia Yellow Pigment – Crocin Powder Pack of 100 Gram

Gardenia Yellow Pigment, also known as Crocin, belongs to the carotenoid series. It is the yellow pigment in gardenia, and its yellow pigment component is carotenoid saffron, which is the same as saffron. The main components of gardenia yellow pigment are carotenoids such as crocin, as well as iridoid glycosides such as geniposide, flavonoids, and chlorogenic acid. Safranin and safranic acid are rare water-soluble carotenoids, with multiple conjugated double bonds present in their molecules. On the one hand, they give gardenia pigment yellow, and on the other hand, they are also one of the reasons for the instability of gardenia pigment. There are seven derivatives of saffron acid in gardenia yellow pigment, and the difference in color and brightness between these seven derivatives is minimal. However, as the number of glucose genes connected to saffron acid increases, the color tone of the derivatives decreases, and the color changes from red to yellow.