Butterfly pea flower powder is a grayish-blue powder obtained by grinding butterfly pea flowers and is primarily used as a natural food coloring. The butterfly pea is a climbing herbaceous vine in the *Clitoria* genus of the legume family; native to tropical Asia, it typically bears blue flowers that serve as a source of natural food coloring.
● Product Definition
Butterfly pea flower powder is a powdered product made from butterfly pea flowers (*Clitoria ternatea*). Classified as a natural food coloring, it is commonly used in the food and beverage industry—such as in drinks, pastries, and rice dishes—to impart blue or purple hues.
● Production Process
Traditional butterfly pea flower powder is primarily produced by directly grinding dried butterfly pea flowers; the resulting powder is grayish-blue, has poor stability, and is not fully water-soluble. In contrast, modern processing employs gentle physical extraction methods to produce butterfly pea flower extract. Compared to powder obtained through conventional grinding, the extract powder is finer, purer, and more stable, and it can serve as a natural colorant.
● Product Specifications and Applications
Butterfly pea flower powder is a natural food coloring derived from the butterfly pea flower. Common specifications range from 60 mesh to 100 mesh.
Butterfly pea flower powder is widely used as a natural coloring agent in beverages and foods; it frequently adds color to drinks such as tea, milk tea, fruit juice, coffee, and cocktails, and imparts a blue hue to foods like noodles, rice, bread, pastries, desserts, and dumplings. Additionally, the plant’s flowers, tender pods, young leaves, and tender shoots can be used in soups or prepared by deep-frying or stir-frying.
● Physical and chemical properties
Butterfly pea flower powder typically appears as a grayish-blue powder, with its color derived from the natural pigments found in the flower; it contains various active ingredients such as anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, and flavonols (e.g., quercetin and kaempferol). Standard butterfly pea flower powder is not fully water-soluble and exhibits relatively low stability. Its color changes in response to the environmental pH level: it turns pink or purple under acidic conditions, appears blue-purple in neutral environments, and shifts to green in alkaline environments.
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Post time: Sep-22-2026