PRODUCTION OF CONCENTRATED NATURAL RED PIGMENT OIL FOR FOOD AND CONCENTRATED NATURAL RED PIGMENT OIL FOR FOOD

摘要

PURPOSE:To obtain a natural red pigment oil having excellent color tone, light- resistance, coloring property, oxidation resistance, anti-inflammatory action and immunostimulating action by extracting yeast of the genus Phaffia with a mixture of hexane and ethanol and concentrating the extract. CONSTITUTION:This pigment oil is produced by extracting Phaffia yeast capable of producing red pigment using a mixture of hexane and ethanol as an extraction solvent, concentrating the obtained crude pigment oil and preferably deodorizing the product e.g. by steam distillation.