Evaluation of natural pigment extracted from dragon fruit (Hylocereus Polyrhizus) peels / Kavirajaa Pandian Sambasevam …[et al.]

• Main Authors: Sambasevam, Kavirajaa Pandian, Yunos, Norfateha, Mohd Rashid, Hasratul Nadiah, Baharin, Siti Nor Atika, Suhaimi, Nur Farahin, Raaov, Muggundha, Shahabuddin, Syed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam 2020
• Subjects: Colored compounds. Including phthaleins, eosin, animal and plant pigments
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34620/1/34620.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34620/; https://srj.uitm.edu.my/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus), which comes from the family of Cactaceae, is one of the tropical fruits in Malaysia. The peels of red dragon fruit consist of a high content of betacyanin pigment, which responsible for the red-violet colour even though the peel always regarded as a waste. This...