Purple sweet potatoes, black carrots or purple carrots have replacement potential for traditional synthetic colors and colors derived from beetles.
September 9/Washington/ANI -- Purple sweet potatoes, black carrots or purple carrots have replacement potential for traditional synthetic colors and colors derived from beetles.
Stephen T. Talcott, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, said that the natural colors industry for foods and beverages is gaining in value as U.S. and international companies move toward sustainable and affordable crop alternatives to synthetic red colors and red colors derived from insects.