Oleoresin paprika

Obtained by solvent extraction of the pods of C. annum L. with the subsequent removal of the solvent. It is evaluated only on a unit-color basis; the bulk of this material has a color value of 40,000 to 100,000. It has a characteristic odor with slight toasted richness.

Paprika oleoresin is a deep-red, somewhat viscous liquid. It frequently occurs as a two-phase mixture.

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Capsicum annuum, Solanaceae.