
Natural Blue pigment/Dye Pig/cyanophycin
Natural Blue pigment/Dye Pig/cyanophycin
English name: Natural Blue pigment
Specification: 90% 95%
Appearance: faint yellow or brown
Test Method:HPLC
1 Brief Review of Natural Blue pigment
1 Natural Blue pigment is one of the major pigment constituents of Spirulina, a Microalgae used in many countries as dietary supplement whose nutritional and therapeutic values have been very well documented.
2 Natural Blue pigment is a blue colored pigment that belongs to the class of Phycobilli proteins found in Blue-Green algae. Spirulina is known to have nutritional advantages of high-quality protein content and other components such as vitamins; minerals, and essential fatty acids including γ -linolenic acid, and β-carotene.
2 COA of Natural Blue pigment
| Botanical Source: | Natural Blue pigment |
| Part used: | Spirulina Body |
| Specification: | 99% |
| Item | SPECIFICATION |
| Description: | Natural Blue pigment/Dye Pig/cyanophycin |
| Appearance | Blue powder |
| Flavor & Odor | Characteristic |
| Particle size | 100% pass 80 mesh |
| Physical: | |
| Loss on Drying | ≤5.0% |
| Bulk density | 40-60g/100ml |
| Sulphated Ash | ≤5.0% |
| GMO | Free |
| General Status | Non-irradiated |
| Chemical: | |
| Pb | ≤3mg/kg |
| As | ≤1mg/kg |
| Hg | ≤0.1mg/kg |
| Cd | ≤1mg/kg |
| Microbial: | |
| Total microbacterial count | ≤1000cfu/g |
| Yeast & Mold | ≤100cfu/g |
| E.Coli | Negative |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Negative |
| Salmonella | Negative |
| Enterobacteriaceaes | Negative |
3 Function Of Natural Blue pigment
1 Natural Blue pigment has found numerous applications in the pharmaceutical and food & beverage industry. It is used primarily in the latter as a natural coloring agent
2 Consumption of Natural Blue pigment in the form of spirulina or supplement leads to optimal health. 2 In the current situation where the environment is full of toxins from pollution from oil, gas, heavy metals and nuclear isotopes, consumption of spirulina/phycocyanin is more than required.
3 Natural Blue pigment Coloring of fermented milk products, ice creams, chewing gum, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks,desserts, sweet cake decoration, milk shakes etc.As a colorant in cosmetics.
4 Natural Blue pigment is used as a fluorescent marker in immunological studies