Hibiscus Flower Extract for Culinary Medicinal

Introduction:

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants. It has some of the largest flowers of any plant.Flowers on the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) come in single or double forms and can be 4 to 8 inches addition to being admired for their ornamental beauty, these flowers have been used for both culinary and medicinal purposes. Hibiscus flower extract have been used worldwide.



The flower contains flavone glycoside and anthocyanins (Anthocyanin). The former is Isoquercitrin (Isoquercitrin), Hyperoside (Hyperin, Hyperoside), rutin, quercetin (Rutin) -4 "- glucoside (Quercitin-4-glucoside, i.e. spiraeoside Spiraeoside) and quercetin (Quercimeritrin Huang Dai); the latter content varies with the color of flowers and different; the morning flowers yellowish without contain anthocyanins, noon (pink) and evening (pink) containing anthocyanin cyanidin glucoside (3, 5- two, Cyanidin 3, 5-diglucosidc), cyanidin 3- rutinoside -5- glucoside (Cyanidin 3-rutinoside-5-glucoside), the evening of the content is 3 times of noon. Seed oil content 12.3% (dry weight).