Gardenia Yellow
Gardenia Yellow is a natural water-soluble yellow pigment sourced from gardenia fruit and used across beverages, confectionery, bakery, and prepared foods. It offers a bright botanical yellow tone for clean-label color projects.
What is Gardenia Yellow?
Gardenia Yellow is sourced from gardenia fruit (Gardenia jasminoides) and is used as a natural coloring ingredient in modern food, beverage, supplement, and specialty formulation systems. It contains Crocins / Gardenia yellow pigments and typically appears as a yellow to orange-yellow powder or liquid. Depending on the project, it can be supplied in grades tailored to shade intensity, color value, solubility, carrier system, and application compatibility.
As a professional natural color supplier, we focus on reliable batch-to-batch consistency, application-oriented customization, and clean-label positioning. Gardenia Yellow is widely used where brands need a bright yellow to golden yellow visual effect together with practical manufacturing performance in water-soluble yellow coloring grades for beverages, confectionery, bakery, and prepared food systems.
Functional Characteristics & Technical Features
- Natural Coloring Performance: Helps deliver a bright yellow to golden yellow appearance in suitable product systems.
- Application Flexibility: Can be selected in grades matched to solubility, carrier, and processing requirements.
- Standardized Quality: Produced with attention to identity, consistency, and controlled manufacturing standards.
- Formulation Support: Suitable for use in powders, premixes, tablets, gummies, confectionery, beverages, bakery, and other food systems depending on grade.
- Clean Label Positioning: Supports plant-based or naturally positioned product concepts where applicable.
- B2B Supply Reliability: Available for OEM, formulation development, and bulk ingredient sourcing projects.
Typical Product Specifications
| Product Name | Gardenia Yellow |
|---|---|
| Botanical / Source | gardenia fruit (Gardenia jasminoides) |
| Coloring Components | Crocins / Gardenia yellow pigments |
| Appearance | Yellow to Orange-Yellow Powder or Liquid |
| Specification | Color strength customized by application requirement |
| Part Used / Source | Fruit |
| Solubility | Water-soluble |
| Test Method | UV / HPLC |
| Shelf Life | 24 Months When Properly Stored |
| Storage | Store in sealed containers in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. |
| Certificates | ISO22000, HACCP, KOSHER, HALAL (subject to specific batch / project requirements) |
Application Fields
- Beverages: Suitable for juices, beverage concentrates, and powdered drink applications.
- Confectionery & Bakery: Used in candy, jelly, cakes, fillings, and decorative bakery systems.
- Prepared Foods: Applicable in noodles, sauces, seasonings, and other formulations requiring a plant-based yellow tone.
Frequently Asked Questions
What specifications do you offer?
We commonly provide grades matched to application needs, such as color strength customized by application requirement. Customized options can be discussed according to your target shade, processing conditions, and label positioning.
Is this ingredient water-soluble?
Gardenia Yellow is typically supplied as water-soluble. The final behavior depends on the selected grade, carrier system, and your finished application.
Is it suitable for vegetarian or vegan formulations?
Yes, gardenia yellow is plant-derived and generally suitable for vegetarian and vegan formulations.
Sample Package
Aluminum Foil Bag
Barrel Package
lron-ringed Cardboard Drum
General Package
25kqs by Drum
General Package
25kqs by Carton
About the Manufacturer
Anrui Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is a specialized exporter of high-quality food ingredients and additives. We focus on global trade and custom formulation services for functional ingredients, delivering consistent, compliant, and premium-quality supply solutions to our worldwide clients.
Headquartered in Guangzhou, China, Anrui collaborates with GMP-certified manufacturing partners equipped with advanced testing facilities, including HPLC, UV-VIS spectrophotometry, and microbiological analysis, ensuring every batch meets strict international quality and regulatory standards.
Our products are exported to over 60 countries, serving industries such as food, beverages, supplements, and cosmetics.
