I-Gardenia blue pigment ingasetshenziselwa uswidi onzima, i-pectin, i-AGAR, i-pudding, ushukela we-masimaro, amabhisikidi, ikhekhe likaphayini, ikhekhe le-premade powder, ukhilimu omncane, u-ayisikhilimu, imikhiqizo yobisi, imifino, ubhontshisi oluhlaza nezinye iziphuzo ezifakwe ethini, ijusi yezithelo, njenge-ejenti yombala ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Ekucubunguleni ukudla, umbala oqondile awuningi, ikakhulukazi osetshenziselwa ukuhambisana nombala ophuzi wemvelo njenge-gardenia yellow pigment, i-safflower yellow pigment, njll, ukulungisa umbala ohlukile oluhlaza okotshani, uma kuqhathaniswa ne-chlorophyll ekhishiwe, i-pigment eluhlaza elungiselelwe nge-gardenia eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ingalawulwa, ukumelana okuhle kwe-asidi, ingasetshenziswa ekudleni okune-asidi nesiphuzo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-gardenia eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ingaxubaniswa nezinhlobonhlobo zemibala ebomvu yemvelo ukuze udale ama-shades ahlukene onsomi. Ngakho-ke i-gardenia eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka inobubanzi obuningi bokusebenza ekucutshungulweni kokudla.
I-Gardenia blue pigment ingatholakala ngemibala eyahlukene kusukela esibhakabhakeni ukuya koluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka olwandle ngenxa yamasu ahlukene okucubungula, kanye nezinhlobonhlobo ze-asidi-ezimelana ne-asidi{1}}ezifanele izindawo zokusebenza ezihlukene.
I-pigment eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka yemvelo ayivamile emvelweni, i-gardenia eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ingenye yazo, uma iqhathaniswa ne-synthetic pigment edliwayo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ekhanyayo ne-indigo, umthombo wayo wemvelo, ukuhambisana okuhle komuntu, ukuphepha okuphezulu. Kuyi-pigment yemvelo efanele ukukhuthazwa.
Izindleko zokwengeza i-gardenia eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ekudleni, isiphuzo nezimonyo aziphezulu, futhi inani elisetshenzisiwe liphakathi kuka-0.005% no-0.01%.
