What is Crocin?
'''Crocin''' is a [[chemical compound]] that produces a type of natural [[pigment]]. It is found in the flowers of [[crocus]] and [[gardenia]] plants. It has a deep red colour. Crocin is what is mainly responsible for the colour of [[saffron]]. It is also called '''saffronin''' or '''polychroite'''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Introduction to Food Chemistry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6hvsj1dbAj8C&pg=PA154|page=154|author=Richard Owusu-Apenten|publisher=CRC Press|year=2004|isbn=9780849317248}}</ref> Crocin was used as a [[dye]] for [[textile]]s. Because it is unstable it is no longer used for that purpose..<ref>''Bulletin of Pharmacy'', Volume 14 (Detroit: William M. Warren Medical publishing, 1900), p. 115</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Organic compounds]] [[Category:Pigments]] {{chem-stub}}