Tea pigment is mainly composed pf the flavin, tea yellow pigment ( TYP) and tea red pigment (TRP) and tea green pigment (TGP). I
Tea Pigment
Tea pigment is mainly composed pf the flavin, tea yellow pigment ( TYP) and tea red pigment (TRP) and tea green pigment (TGP). It is easily soluble in water and Ethanol. As an ideal edible pigment. Tea pigment has been widely used in foods such as sugar, cakes, ice-cream, juice etc. not only improving the taste of foods but also making color of foods stable. Much pharmaccody research by American doctors showed tea pigment has potentially antioxidative and special functions on health, such as inhibiting the activity of bacteria, good effects on fibrinolysis,preventing blood platelet from agglutination and arteriosclerosis.
Tea Pigments