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What is butterfly Pea flower? Why it’s taking the drinks world by storm ?

 The butterfly pea flower, native to Latin America, is a typical tropical trailing vine that blooms throughout the year. It is called butterfly pea, Clitoria ternatea in Latin, Dok Anchan in Thai, butterfly pea, blue butterfly, blue butterfly, butterfly blue flower in Chinese, and is commonly used in Latin America and South American countries as a high quality romantic tea and as a natural food colouring for pastries. The flower is rich in vitamins A, C and E, which boost the immune system, help and promote skin elasticity and collagen production, and is often used as a tea in Southeast Asian countries.

When Butterfly pea powder meets Lemon, What wonders can happen ?

The butterfly pea flower contains natural anthocyanins. When dried and infused, the water turns blue and when added to lemon juice it turns purple and can be used as a food colouring agent or to make cocktails. Butterfly pea flower has 10 times more anthocyanins than the average plant, making it a natural food colouring agent. Some pastries in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia are blue and are coloured with the pigment of butterfly pea flower, When the flowers are boiled in water for five minutes, the colouring will be lost in the water and the water can be used to make pastries with glutinous rice flour.

Due to its unique material properties, butterfly pea flower will gradually turn from sky blue to pink when exposed to acid. This is why the most common way to make the drink is to pour the water into the drink and then add the acidic lemon juice to achieve a colourful discolouration.