PURIFIED PURPLE CORN COLOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME

摘要

Purple corn color which has a high safety and no odor originating in aroma components since impurities aroma components, precursor thereof, a fungal toxin fumonicin, etc. seemingly contained in the purple corn material have been eliminated therefrom and color preparations containing the same. This purple corn color can be obtained by a preparation method comprising passing a purple corn color extract through an adsorptive resin, washing with water, and releasing the purple corn color from the resin with the use of a 25 to 45 v/v % aqueous solution of an alcohol.