NATURAL DYES
     
TURMERIC
Scientific Name : Cúrcuma Longa
Common Name: Turmeric, azafran Cúrcuma, Palillo
Packing: Arpilla bags or jute for 50 kg. or according to the client requirements
Harvest time: August, September and October
Constituents: An acrid, volatile oil, brown colouring matter, gum, starch, chloride of calcium, woody fibre and a yellowish colouring matter named curcumin; this is obtained by digesting tumeric in boiling alcohol, filtering and evaporating the solution to dryness, the residue being digested in ether, filtered and evaporated

ANNATTO
Scientific Name : Bixa Orellana
Common Name:

Annatto, Achiote, Bija, Urucú, Rocu, Lipstick tree, Rocuyer, Orleana

Packing: Arpilla bags or jute for 50 kg. or according to the client requirements
Harvest time: August, October and September
Dark red seeds (about 3 mm diameter). It used to colour confectionery, butter, smoked fish and cheeses like Cheshire, Leicester, Edam and Muenster. As an effective natural colouring it is also used in cosmetics and textile manufacturing.

 

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