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Annatto is one of the most famous dye plants in the tropics. Amazon River Basin and the West Indies from indigenous annatto seeds, mixing saliva, and then hand rub onto face, skin, as body decoration,
Product Name: Annatto
Latin Name: Bixa orellana Linn
Active Ingredient: Norbixin
Appearance: Yellow Orange Powder
Product Keywords Natural Annatto P.E.
| Appearance | Yellow Orange Powder |
| Content | 5%~95% |
| Loss on Drying | ≤5.0% |
| Ashes | ≤0.8% |
| Particle Size | 95% through 80 mesh |
| Hexane | Complies |
| Ethanol | Complies |
| Acetone | Complies |
| Ethyl Acetate | Complies |
| Isopropanol | Complies |
| Methanol | Complies |
| Hexamehylene | Not detected |
| N-hexane | Not detected |
| Benzene | Not detected |
| Chloroform | Not detected |
| Methylbenzene | Not detected |
| Heavy Metals | ≤10ppm, Atomic Absorption |
| Total Plate Count | <1000CFU/G |
| Yeast and moulds | <100CFU/G |
1, Applied in the food field, Annatto Extract has become a new raw material which used in food and beverage industry.
2, Annatto Extract is applied in the health product field.
3, Annatto Extract is appliedin pharmaceutical field.
4, Annatto Extract is appliedin cosmetic material.
Oral administration of high doses of caffeic acid in rats has caused stomach papillomas, leading to the perception of caffeic acid as carcinogenic. In the same study, only high doses of combined antioxidants, Annatto Extract is listed as a color additive exempt from certification annatto extract is commonly considered to be a natural color. The yellowish orange color is produced by the compounds bixin and norbixin, which are classified as xanthophylls, a type of carotenoid. However, unlike beta-carotene, another well-known carotenoid, they do not have the correct chemical structures to be vitamin A precursors. The more norbixin in an annatto color, the more yellow it is; a higher level of bixin gives it a more reddish shade. Unless an acid-proof version is used, it takes on a pink shade at low pH.
