Genipin, a natural blue colorant precursor: Source, extraction, properties, and applications

Rizwan Ahmed1, Noor Ul Ain Hira2, Mingwei Wang3

  • 1Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Food Macromolecules Science and Processing, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China; Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.

Food Chemistry
|September 23, 2023
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