Red Cabbage Extract

[ Latin Name ] Brassica oleracea L.var.capitata L
[ Active Ingredient ] Vitamin A, Anthocyanins 
[ Appearance ] Red to Violet-red fine powder
[ Part Used ] leaf
[ Specifications ]  4:1,5:1,10:1,20:1
[ Application ] 
Used in beverages, ice-cream, confectionaries, fruit sauce, jam, jelly, candy, cake, integrated alcoholic beverages, etc.
About Red Cabbage Extract
The red cabbage is a kind of cabbage, also known as purple cabbage, red kraut, or blue kraut after preparation. Its leaves are coloured dark red/purple. However, the plant changes its colour according to the pH value of the soil, due to a pigment belonging to anthocyanins. In acidic soils, the leaves grow more reddish, in neutral soils they will grow more purple, while an alkaline soil will produce rather greenish-yellow coloured cabbages. This explains the fact that the same plant is known by different colours in various regions. Furthermore, the juice of red cabbage can be used as a home-made pH indicator, turning red in acid and green/yellow in basic solutions. It can be found in Northern Europe, throughout the Americas, and in China.