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butterfly pea petals

Clitoria ternatea

Petals that steep an electric indigo.

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butterfly pea petals

CHEMISTRY

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The characteristic compounds documented in this ingredient, plus any the library traces to it in a recipe. Not an exhaustive phytochemistry.

C₁₅H₁₁O₆⁺
anthocyanins
C₁₅H₁₁O₆⁺

blue pigment, antioxidant

USED IN

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No.002
Blue Euphoric Tea
a bright butterfly-blue lift
No.006
Chamomile, Butterfly Pea & Ginger
a calm blue digestif
No.017
Blue Silk Throat Soother
a smooth blue balm for the throat

IN THE JOURNAL

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Note.07
The blue that survives the kettle