The invention provides a degumming process of a
capsicum extract, which belongs to the technical field of
natural product extraction and separation. The process comprises the following steps of: deseeding, pulverizing and pressing dried capsicums to obtain capsicum particles; mixing and leaching the capsicum particles and a
solvent; decompressing and concentrating a leaching liquor to obtain a red
capsicum extract; mixing and stirring the red
capsicum extract and a composite degumming agent so as to obtain a mixed liquor; and then centrifugally separating the mixed liquor so as to respectively collect a light-phase degummed red capsicum extract and a heavy-phase
colloid; and the composite degumming agent is
aqueous solution of H3PO4 and NaCl; and the degummed red capsicum extract and low alcohols are mixed, centrifugally extracted from hot and separated so as to obtain a capsicum coat red
pigment and a
capsicum oleoresin. According to the invention, the obtained capsicum coat red
pigment has the advantages of good liquidity, no solidification and
caking in low temperature preservation, no layering and no precipitate and contains less than 2% centrifugal precipitate and less than 1%
acetone-insoluble material. The hot degree of the obtained sub product
capsicum oleoresin is increased by 63% and the color value of the
capsicum oleoresin is reduced to less than E10. The degumming process of the capsicum extract, provided by the invention, has the advantages of simplicity, convenience in operation, low cost, safety, environment friendliness and easiness for industrial production.