Gardenia blue pigment is a natural plant pigment extracted from the fruit of Gardenia. In the field of food processing, gardenia blue pigment is generally not directly used for coloring. It is mainly compatible with natural yellow pigments such as gardenia yellow pigment to produce green pigments of different shades. It can also be compatible with various natural red pigments to produces different shades of purple, so the gardenia blue pigment has a wide range of applications in food processing.