RED CABBAGE

The red cabbage is a type of cabbage. It contains powerful compounds called anthocyanins that change color when mixed with acids or a bases. Anthocyanins give this delicious vegetable its vibrant purple color. This pigment is a natural acid-base indicator. Red cabbage juice can be used as a homemade pH indicator, turning red in acidic solutions and green/yellow in alkaline solutions. The natural red pigment is obtained by extracting the pigment from natural red cabbage and storing it under acidic conditions.

Red cabbage is a common and popular vegetable, so the red dye extracted from it is also widely used in food. It is widely used in confectionery, fruit preparations, dairy products, sauces, and beverages. The red pigment obtained from red cabbage is mainly used in food coloring, but also in dyes, medicines and cosmetics.