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Functional Properties of a Food Colorant Prepared from Red Cabbage
Author(s) -
SAPERS G. M.,
TAFFER I.,
ROSS L. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1981.tb14540.x
Subject(s) - red cabbage , bathochromic shift , red color , pigment , chemistry , orange (colour) , food science , red light , botany , biology , organic chemistry , fluorescence , physics , quantum mechanics , optics
Spectral, colorant, and stability properties of colorants based on red cabbage, grape, cranberry, beet, and Red No. 40 were compared in buffer and in a simulated beverage. At pH 3, red cabbage imparted a red color similar to that of beet juice and less orange than that of the other colorants. Increasing the pH of red cabbage extracts to 4 produced a bathochromic shift and decreased color strength. Tristimulus parameters displayed maxima when L was varied. Red cabbage pigments were more stable during heating and storage than were the other colorants tested. pH had little effect on color stability; exposure to light greatly increased color loss during storage.