Analysis of Annatto (Bixa orellana) Food Coloring Formulations. 1. Determination of Coloring Components and Colored Thermal Degradation Products by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Photodiode Array Detection

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1031-1038

  Scotter, Michael J ^a   Wilson, Lesley A ^a   Appleton, Graeme P ^a   Castle, Laurence ^a  

^a Min of Agrieulture Fish and Food   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additives; Annatto; Bixa orellana; Bixin; Coloring materials; HPLC; Norbixin; Photodiode array; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

BIXA ORELLANA;

EID: 0000978291     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970063+     Document Type: Article

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