藻蓝 (zǎolán): phycocyanin

Meanings

1 phycocyanin
2 blue pigment from blue-green algae (natural food coloring)

Characters

藻

Examples

这款蓝色糖果用的是天然藻蓝。

Zhè kuǎn lánsè tángguǒ yòng de shì tiānrán zǎolán.

This blue candy uses natural phycocyanin.

藻蓝蛋白从螺旋藻中提取。

Zǎolán dànbái cóng luóxuánzǎo zhōng tíqǔ.

Phycocyanin protein is extracted from spirulina.

Tips

usage

A natural blue food colorant (also marketed as 藻蓝蛋白, phycocyanin) extracted from spirulina. Widely used to color candy, ice cream, drinks, and mooncake fillings now that synthetic blue dyes are out of fashion.

Stroke Order

藻 zǎo

蓝 lán

Related Words

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雾霾蓝 wùmáilán

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宝蓝色 bǎolánsè

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藏蓝 zànglán

navy blue / dark blue

湖蓝 húlán #69,350

lake blue / turquoise blue / bright clear blue

深蓝 shēnlán #30,554

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赤橙黄绿青蓝紫 chìchénghuánglǜqīnglánzǐ

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海蓝 hǎilán

sea blue / ocean blue