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Color | Common or usual name | Source | Chemical formula | Trade names (Kiriya Chemical) |
Gardenia yellow | A substance composed mainly of crocin and crocetin obtained from gardenia fruits. | Carotenoids | Kirishin-L Conc | |
Carthamus yellow | A substance composed mainly of safflonin obtained from Carthamus tinctorius LINNE. | Chalcones | Carthamus Yellow L | |
Turmeric oleoresin, Curcumin | A substance composed mainly of curcumin obtained from Curcuma longa LINNE. | Others | Wiener Yellow Conc | |
Monascus yellow | A substance composed mainly of xanthomonacins obtained from the cultured solution of mould belonging to Monascus. | Others | Monascus Yellow-S | |
Monascus colour | A substance composed mainly of ankaflavin and monascolubrin obtained from the cultured solution of mould belonging to Monascus. | Others | Monascus Red AL | |
Gardenia red | A substance obtained by adding b-glucosidase to the mixture of ester-hydrolysates of iridoid glycosides obtained from gardenia fruits and protein-decomposed substances. | Others | Kiriyasu Red GR-N | |
Carthamus red | A substance composed mainly of carthanin obtained from Carthamus tinctorius LINNE. | Chalcones | Carthamus Red AP | |
Cochineal extract | A substance composed mainly of carminic acid obtained from cochineal insects. | Quinoids | Carmin Red K | |
Lac colour | A substance composed mainly of laccaic acids obtained from the secretion of lac scale insects (Laccifer lacca KERR). | Quinoids | Laccain Red R | |
Madder colour | A substance composed mainly of alizarin and ruberythric acid obtained from madder roots. | Quinoids | Akane Red RM | |
Beet red | A substance composed mainly of betanin and isobetanin obtained from beet roots. | Others | Beet Pink SA | |
Perilla colour | A substance composed mainly of terpenoids obtained from perilla seeds or leaves. | Anthocyanins | Kiriyasu Shisonin L | |
Red cabbage colour | A substance composed mainly of anthocyanins obtained from brassica oleracea L.var.capitata DC | Anthocyanins | Kiriyasu Red RC-N | |
Red radish colour | A substance composed mainly of anthocyanins obtained from Raphanus sativus LINE. | Anthocyanins | Kiriyasu Red RR-F | |
Purple sweet potato colour | A substance composed mainly of cyanidine acylglucosides and peonidin acylglucosides obtained from the tuberous roots of sweet potatos. | Anthocyanins | Kiriyasu Red PSP | |
Grape skin colour | A substance composed mainly of anthocyanins obtained from the pericarps of American grapes or grapes. | Anthocyanins | Grape Colour BC-120 | |
Paprika colour | A substance composed mainly of capsanthins obtained from capsicum fruits. | Carotenoids | Orange Colour 100 | |
Annatto extract | A substance composed mainly of norbixin and bixin obtained from the seed coats of annatto. | Carotenoids | Annabejin A-08 | |
− | formulation | − | Kiriyasu Green L | |
− | formulation | − | Kiriyasu Melon AB | |
− | formulation | − | Kiriyasu Melon D-2 | |
Chlorophylline | A substance composed mainly of chlorophyl obtained from Spinaciaoleracea LINNE. | Others | Kiriyasu Green CWS | |
Gardenia blue | A substance obtanined by adding b-glucosidase to the mixture of iridoid glycosides obtained from gardenia fruits and protein-decomposed substances. |
Others | Kiriyasu Blue S | |
Cacao colour | A substance composed mainly of carbon obtained from the seed coats of cacao beans. | Flavones | Cocoa Brown KK | |
Tamarind colour | A substance composed mainly of fiavonoids obtained from tamarind seeds. | Flavones | Cocoa Brown KR, KB | |
Japanese persimmon colour | A substance composed mainly of flavonoids obtained from Japanese persimmon fruits. | Flavones | Cocoa Brown KBS | |
Kaoliang colour | A substance composed mainly of flavonoids obtained from Sorghum nervosum BESS. | Flavones | Kiriyasu Brown K-12 | |
Vegetable carbon black | A substace composed mainly of carbon obtained by carbonizing plants. | Others | Kiriyasu Black T |