It is well-known that paprika is one of the essential ingredients in Sichuan food and Hunan Cuisine.However,it is not familiar to the ordinary people that paprika can be used to extract paprika oleoresin used as a good colorant.The edible pepper is different from the paprika for extraction.The former just has scoville rating but no corlor value.The later requires both scoville rating and corlor value.

   Paprika oleoresin is generally divided into two parts.The specification of water- soluable paprika oleoresin is basically E40,E60,E90.The specification of  oil-soluable is E60,E100,E150 and E200.Corlor value determines the price.On average,every increase of one number in corlor value means the price for water-soluable paprika oleoresin is around 2 yuan higher,and the price for oil-soluable paprika oleoresin is about 1.3 yuan higher.At present,the price for paprika oleoresin is rising continually as a result of the variable price for raw material.Industry participants said the price for paprika and paprika powder nearly changed every day and was up to 15RMB/kg.Owing to economic crisis last year,the price for paprika declined sharply to 4RMB/kg.Which extremely affected the enthusiasms of farmers.In addition,it is understood that somebody cornored paprika and speculated.According to herbridge.com,the price for paprika powder was higher than 10000RMB/kg days ago this year which was around 7000RMB/kg last year.

   Paprika with higher color value is distributed in Shandong and Xinjiang province.Suppliers in China are Hebei Chenguang Natural Pigment Co., Ltd.,Shandong tianyin biotechnology co.,ltd., Qingdao TianCheng Natural Pigment Co.,Ltd.,Ningbo United Plant Technology Co.,Ltd.and so on. Hebei Chenguang Natural Pigment Co., Ltd., has subsidiary companies in Xinjiang province.They have export right and mainly export 10CU paprika oleoresin. Qingdao TianCheng Natural Pigment Co.,Ltd. can provide E200 oil-soluable and E88 water-soluable paprika oleoresin. Ningbo United Plant Technology Co.,Ltd. mainly supply oil-soluable paprika oleoresin whose color value can be up to 210.The usual specifiction is E150 which is sold 1 ton every month.

   The price for paprika oleoresin is rising continually.Many enterprises claimed that the price they quoted will be maintained at most for half a month.They may adjust the price nearly every week.According to herbridge.com,the price for paprika oleoresin in stock is relative lower.At present,the price for water-soluable paprika E60 is around 120RMB/kg.The price for oil-soluable paprika E150 is about 200RMB/kg.

（Source ：Herbridge.com）

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