BIXIN:

Available in different purities from 15% to 90% as per requirements .

  Empirical formula

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  C₂₅H₃₀O₄

  Molecular weight

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  394.49

  Source

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  Bixa Orellana Seeds ( Family - Bixaceae )

  Description

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Orange to purple colored powder, characteristic odor and almost tasteless.

  Solubility

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Cis-Bixin is soluble in organic solvents like methanol, chloroform, acetone but trans-bixin is considerably

less soluble in organic solvents

ANNATTO  OLEORESIN:

  This is made by extraction of seeds with Ethyl acetate.

 Description

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Reddish - Orange colored thick paste with peculiar odor  and     almost tasteless.

Solubility

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Soluble in alcohol, ethyl acetate, chloroform and acetone. Partly soluble in benzene.

Assay

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Bixin content 8 to 10 %

ANNATTO   COLOR  VISCOUS   LIQUID   WATER   SOLUBLISED:       

This is made by solublising oleoreisin with a permitted surfactant.

 Description

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Reddish - Orange color with peculiar odor and taste.

Solubility

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Soluble in Water, alcohol, chloroform, ethylacetate

Assay

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Bixin 2.5 to 5.0 %

ANNATTO  COLOR  WATER  SOLUBLE  DRY POWDER:

It is made by treating Oleoresin with Stechimetric amount of Sodium / Potassium Hydroxide under selective conditions of temperature and pressure.  In this reaction Bixin is converted into sodium or potassium salt of Nor-Bixin.

Description

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Reddish - Orange Dry powder with peculiar odor and almost tasteless.

Solubility

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Soluble in Water and alcohol, insoluble in Benzene,   Chloroform and Petroleum ether

Assay

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Nor-Bixin 5.0 to 8.0% or as per requirement.

ANNATTO  COLOR OIL  SOLUBLE:

This is made by extraction of seeds with permitted edible oil and no other additives or chemicals are used in the formulation of the color of required strength.

 Description

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Reddish - Orange flowable liquid with peculiar odor.

Solubility

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Miscible in all proportions of edible oil and most of organic solvents.

Assay

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For color units as per IS - 2557 -- 1963.

Not less than:

                   Yellow Units        -        5.0

                   Red Units            -        0.4

Bixin content from 1.5% to 8%