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Butterfly pea flower powder is water-soluble blue botanical powder milled from dried Clitoria ternatea petals, colored by anthocyanins. It shifts from indigo blue to magenta under acidic conditions, with mild flavor and good heat & light stability. Rich in antioxidants, it supports eye health, cognitive function and anti-aging. Widely used in color-changing beverages, baked goods, natural supplements and skincare.
Butterfly pea flower powder presents indigo blue in neutral water and instantly shifts to purple/rose-red in acidic liquids like lemon, fruit juice and soda, great for gradient color-changing drinks.
It outperforms phycocyanin in heat and light stability, contains no seaweed fishy off-flavor, and has a light taste that won’t overpower ingredients’ natural flavor.
| ANALYSIS | SPECIFICATION | RESULTS | Test method |
| Sensory requirements | |||
| Color | Blue-green or dark blue-green, uniform color | Complies | Visual |
| Taste and smell | No odor with a slight taste of seaweed | Complies | Visual |
| impurity | No normal visual acuity can see mildew, obvious debris | Complies | Visual |
| Appearance | Uniform powder, no clumping | Complies | Visual |
| Physical and chemical index | |||
| Loss on Drying,% | ≤7.0 | 6.12 | GB 50093-2010 |
| Ash,% | ≤8.0 | 6.97 | GB 50094-2010 |
| Protein,% | ≥60.0 | 64.50 | GB 5009.5-2010 |
| Total carotenoids,mg/100g | ≥150.0 | 370 | GB 5009.5-2010 |
| Heavy metals | |||
| Pb, mg/kg | ≤2.0 | 0.03 | GB 500912-2010 |
| As, mg/kg | ≤1.0 | 0.48 | GB/T5009.011-2003 |
| Hg, mg/kg | ≤0.05 | <0.01 | GB/T5009.17-2003 |
| pb, mg/kg | ≤0.1 | 0 | GB/T5009.15-2003 |
| Microbiology | |||
| Total Plate Count,cfu/g | ≤100000 | ≤7800 | GB 47892-2010 |
| Yeast & Moulds,cfu/g | ≤50 | ≤10 | GB 478915-2010 |
| E.Coli,mpn/g | ≤30 | ≤10 | GBT4789.03-2003 |
| Salmonella, per 25g | Negative | Negative | GB 47894-2010 |
| Weight | Packing method |
| 1kg | bag/kg, box outside (double plastic bag + Aluminum foil bag inside) |
| 10kgs, 25kg or more | by Drums or carton (2 layers plastic bag inside) |
| Weight | Delivery method | Delivery time | Destination |
| 1kg-25kgs | EMS, DHL, UPS, Fedex | 3-7days | Door to door |
| 25kgs-100kgs | DHL, FedEx, by Air | 3-7days | Door to door (to Airport by Air) |
| more than 100kgs | by Air | 3-7days | Door to Airport |
| by Sea | 10-35days | Door to port |
