ANTI-FADING AGENT FOR MATERIAL CONTAINING CAROTENOID- BASED PIGMENT AND PREVENTION OF FADING

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an anti-fading agent capable of effectively preventing the fading of carotenoid-based pigment-containing materials such as fools, medicines, cosmetics, feeds and colorants containing carotenoid-based pigments.;SOLUTION: This anti-fading agent for materials containing carotenoid-based pigments contains the hydrolysate of defatted yolk and a water-soluble antioxidant. The water-soluble antioxidant may preferably be ascorbic acid or its salt, erythorbic acid or its salt, gallic acid, caffeic acid, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid or its salt, or a polyphenol.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO