All countries in the world have approved the use of capsanthin, which has great potential in the international and domestic markets and has an optimistic prospect. Chili red pigment is the largest natural pigment in the world and the most popular product. The main foreign producers are Spain and India. Indian capsanthin occupies a very important position in the world capsanthin market, which is mainly exported to the United States, Britain, France, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea. In 2003, India exported 194.548 tons of capsanthin in various colors to the United States. As of July 2004, the export volume of capsanthin to the United States was 1 18.285 tons ... Spain is the country with the largest output of capsanthin in Europe, with an annual output of about 300 tons, mainly exported to Europe, the United States and Asia. With the limited use of artificial pigments in many fields, the number of artificial pigments legally used in various countries is decreasing, which makes the application scope of capsanthin continuously expand and the demand is increasing year by year. Europe, America, Japan, Germany and other countries are the main consumers of Chili red pigment. The United States needs 4000 tons of natural pigments every year, of which capsanthin is about 1000 tons. Japan needs about 500 tons of capsanthin every year, and there are also great demands in Canada, Australia, Singapore and Western Europe. The annual demand for capsanthin in the world is about 8000t, and the international market has great potential.

Problems in the production and development of capsicum red pigment in China: The production of capsicum red pigment in China began in the late 1980s, and a number of producers emerged all over the country in the 1990s. In the late 1990s, it began to enter the stage of depression and survival of the fittest. So far, it is mainly concentrated in the northern region, and most enterprises have low production capacity. Because of learning from each other, the production technology is basically similar, and the quality is not much different. Weak competitiveness in the international market, small export volume, lack of talent, information and channels. Its main problems are: first, the industrial scale is small; Second, the pepper planting area is large, but the technology in rough machining and pigment extraction is backward; Third, the quality of extracted product pigment is not high and its competitiveness is poor; Fourthly, the high pesticide residue and improper primary processing in pepper planting have reduced its level and greatly affected its sales.