Bixin

Description

An orange crystalline carotenoid colorant. Bixin is the major colorant extracted from the annatto seeds, Bixa orellana.

Synonyms and Related Terms

bixina (Esp.);

Composition	C25H30O4
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 394.51

Authority

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994

• The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 1347