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US 2021/0198451 A1Published application
Natural crystalline colorant and process for production
AssigneeE. & J. Gallo Winery
InventorsJoseph Rossi, Sundeep Kattamuri
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Abstract
A crystalline pigment or colorant composition having high color intensity and/or low sugar content, and methods and processes of preparation. The composition may comprise purified fruit and/or vegetable color juices.
Claims20
A composition, comprising:
- a crystalline pigment or mixture of pigments derived from a plant source, wherein the crystalline pigment or mixture of pigments comprises a color intensity greater than that of a raw juice extracted from the plant source, and wherein the crystalline pigment or mixture of pigments comprises glassy and angular crystals with micropores.
A composition, comprising:
- a crystalline pigment or mixture of pigments derived from plants or algae, wherein the crystalline pigment or mixture of pigments is produced via refractive window drying or freeze drying and comprises glassy, angular crystals with micropores.
A colorant, comprising:
- a crystalline pigment or mixture of pigments derived from a photosynthetic organism and produced via refractive window drying or freeze drying, wherein the crystalline pigment or mixture of pigments comprises a powder with glassy, angular crystals.
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