1. Characterization of perseoranjin, a natural orange pigment from avocado (Persea americana) seed, and its uses as a natural food colorant Open Access Author: Shegog, Rachel Marie Title: Characterization of perseoranjin, a natural orange pigment from avocado (Persea americana) seed, and its uses as a natural food colorant Graduate Program: Food Science Keywords: avocadofoodcolorantnatural productnatural colorant File: Download Shegog_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Joshua D Lambert, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGregory Ray Ziegler, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRyan John Elias, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr. Emmanual Hatzakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor