FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 82-84.

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Study on Extraction and Identification of Rose Petals Red Pigment

 CAO  Shao-Qian, WANG  Ke-Xing, PAN  Si-Yi   

  1. College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Online:2007-03-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: In this paper, the red pigment of rose petals was extracted and identified by color test, IR (infra red) and HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography). The results showed that the red pigment is a kind of anthocyanin. It can be used as an additive with activity function.

Key words: rose, pigment, extraction, identification