When it comes to formulating sweet and salty snacks, a huge challenge is that of matching the vibrancy, versatility, and stability of synthetic food colorants. “The sensitivity of natural compounds to various stressors within the system causes them to be difficult to depend on and use effectively,” explains Ryan Erwin, food chemist and Innovation Manager for Fresca Foods, Inc.
Lycored showcases its naturally derived ingredients at IFT 2022
July 5, 2022
Lycored, a global leader in lycopene and beta-carotene derived color and taste-enhancing ingredients for food and beverages, will be showcasing its range of super-stable red, orange, gold and yellow hues and real food ingredients at this year’s Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Expo in Chicago.
ADM introduces proprietary, PearlEdge natural white color offerings
March 24, 2022
With new PearlEdge™ proprietary white color solutions, ADM is filling a vital white space in the market. Its PearlEdge™ line is derived from natural sources, including native corn starch, and delivers brilliant, stable and uniform white coloring for a variety of food and beverage applications.
Gavan’s proprietary technology optimizes spirulina blue coloring for hot and cold drinks
March 3, 2022
FoodTech start-up Gavan, Ltd. is beating the blue colorant blues by creating a wide array of natural blue colorings for hot-and cold drinks via a proprietary technology. Gavan developed an innovative method for extracting an entirely natural, pure blue that delivers high performance and high stability.
Oterra introduces new natural beverage alternative for Red40
January 25, 2022
Oterra, the world’s leading supplier of natural colors, with the widest portfolio in the industry, is pleased to announce the launch of the industry’s best natural alternative to Red40/Allura Red for beverage – Hansen Sweet Potato FruitMax® Red 116 WS.
Oterra has extended caramel colors range. This enhanced product offering further bolsters Oterra’s impressive portfolio of colors from natural sources.
Blue California offers clean label, food grade whitening option to titanium dioxide
January 14, 2022
Following food authority EFSA’s ban of food additive titanium dioxide (TiO2), Blue California launched novel food-grade whitening agents as a clean-label alternative to replacing potential health risk white colorant titanium dioxide.