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LycoRed announced its production of its FDA-approved, all-natural lycopene red color additive has doubled in the past month to meet growing market demand among food and beverage manufacturers.
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Starbucks announced it is phasing out the use of insects as food coloring in its drinks and food products.
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Chr. Hansen slightly lowered its organic growth outlook for the full year 2011/12 after the price of raw material carmine fell more than expected.
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Researchers in China, Italy and the U.K. have discovered what gene is responsible for blood orange pigmentation, and how it is controlled.
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DuPont Nutrition & Health’s new patent-pending GUARDIAN CHELOX L is a blend of natural plant extracts with antioxidant properties. It combines strong metal chelation with free-radical scavenging to create an effective, non-allergenic natural solution to preserve the freshness of food emulsions, according to the company.
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Naturex acquired Valentine, an Indian company specializing in the production of fruit and vegetable powders and natural colors for the food and beverage industry.
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A new California law mandating that beverages with a particular carcinogen level must have cancer warning labels has triggered a change in recipes for Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper Snapple.
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Lycored Ltd.’s unique tomato lycopene formulation is tailored specifically for use as natural colorant in surimi applications, enabling food manufacturers to use a natural, vegetarian colorant. Surimi is a highly popular food product in Asia and the U.S. and is available in many shapes, forms and textures—which are often identical to the meat of lobster, crab or other shellfish.
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Confectionery producers have begun replacing much-debated synthetic colors with natural colors.
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Part of the product development process is to determine which colors, or range of colors, are acceptable to consumers; the next step is to formulate the products to meet those criteria.
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