The invention discloses a method for preparing
sodium copper chlorophyllin by using watermelon outer peel, comprising the following steps: watermelon outer peel is pulverized and freeze-dried;
acetone-
alcohol mixed
solvent is added into the processed watermelon outer peel
powder, and the mixture is performed with ultrasonic extraction after being mixed evenly; the extract liquor is filtrated, the filtrate is dried by
vacuum evaporation so as to obtain crude
chlorophyll, the crude
chlorophyll is dissolved in
ethanol, the undissolved substance is eliminated, NaOH solution is used to adjust the acidity and alkaline of
chlorophyll to alkalescence, and the produced
sediment is eliminated; the process of heating, back flow and
saponification are carried out; the
saponification liquid is extracted with
petroleum ether while oscillating until the
petroleum ether extraction layer is faint yellow, then the
petroleum ether is eliminated; 5% CuSO4-5H2O solution is added and the mixture is stirred and heated; pH is adjusted to be 1 by
hydrochloric acid, the mixture is oscillated evenly after isopyknic
distilled water is added, and then the mixture is poured into a separating funnel for standing; after standing for layering, liquid on the lower layer is eliminated to obtain copperchlorophyll; the obtained copperchlorophyll is poured into NaOH solution, then the pH is adjusted to be 11; the mixture is dried to obtain
sodium copper chlorophyllin. The method needs no heating, and has small
chlorophyllin loss, short extraction time, small
solvent loss and high extraction efficiency.