FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (12): 339-341.

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Extraction and Characteristics of Brown Pigment from Walnut Shell

 LI  Wei-Li, MA  Yin-Hai, LIU  Zeng-Kang, MA  Qing-Mei   

  1. Department of Chemistry,Kunming University,Kunming 650031,China
  • Online:2008-12-15 Published:2011-12-08

Abstract: The brown pigment from walnut shell was purified with several resins,and its characteristics were studied. The results showed that AB-8 resin has the best performance of absorbing the brown pigment. 50% ethanol is the optimal desorption agent. After being used repeatedly 20 times,the adsorption capcity is only at a loss of 2.63%. The pigment is stable in acid solution,and the light,heat and common food additions also have no evident influences on its stability. So the pigment from walnut shell can be used as a good food additive.

Key words: walnut shell, brown pigment, resin, characteristics