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New Cyan Blue Food Color Obtained from Red Cabbage

Researchers converted anthocyanin blue from a tiny fraction of red cabbage extract into a primary product

April 14, 2021

A natural brilliant blue coloring has been discovered by an international team of researchers including chemists at the University of California, Davis. The new cyan blue, obtained from red cabbage, could be an alternative to synthetic blue food colorings such as the widely used FD&C Blue No. 1. The work is published April 7 in Science Advances.

Chr. Hansen to Sell Natural Colors Business to EQT

EQT plans to invest in natural colors, strengthen its digital infrastructure, sustainability capabilities and supply chain setup

September 28, 2020

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Chr. Hansen Holding A/S and the EQT IX fund announced that EQT has agreed to acquire the Natural Colors Division, a subsidiary of Chr. Hansen, the global bioscience leader and developer of natural solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. The purchase price amounts to EUR 800 million.

Selecting Synthetic, Natural Colors

It's color that first tells the consumer that a food or beverage is flavorful and desirable

Winston Boyd PhD

February 26, 2020

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The past 30 years have seen the market demand for food colorants changing in substantial ways, particularly regarding the choice between synthetic and natural colorants.

Emerging Botanicals

Consumers are moving out of their comfort zones to explore more bioactive ingredients

Kerry Hughes

April 3, 2019

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Botanicals are big. The combination of health and flavor has proven irresistible to today's consumer, thrilled at knowing that the tikka masala dinner they bought contains turmeric, fenugreek, and ginger to help fight inflammation and balance blood sugar.

Bright is Back: Color Makers are Expanding the Rainbow

Consumer mandates place new burdens on the natural colorant palette

David Feder , RDN

February 28, 2019

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Although synthetic food colors (FD&C colors) have historically been favored by the industry due to predictable performance and lower cost, in recent years consumers have increasingly demanded the use of natural colorants.

2018 Predictions: Colors

Predicted Food Color Technologies for 2018

Color technology advances are a "natural"

David Feder , RDN Matthias Guentert PhD

November 28, 2017

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Although green might be the symbolic color of nature, red is definitely the color of the Back to Nature flag. This has nothing to with leftist politics; natural reds have been at the forefront of the tidal shift from artificial to natural colorings in foods and beverages, pushed ahead to replace the now-spurned Red Dye #40 and bug-derived cochineal colorants.

Naturally red and purple carrots have extended the root's use as a colorant source beyond traditional orange and yellow

Natural Food Colors in Product Development

Where food colorants are concerned, there are unstoppable changes afoot in the industry

Winston Boyd PhD

June 17, 2016

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The “natural colors only” movement resulted in sweeping reductions in the use of synthetic colorants and, understandably, a concurrent rise in interest in naturally derived food colorants.

GNT: Natural Color Solutions

With its EXBERRY® brand, GNT provides a wide range of coloring fruit and vegetable concentrates

November 10, 2015

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Consumers are becoming more and more critical when buying food and beverages.

DDW: Stable Natural Bakery Colors

DDW examines the stability of natural coloring in two bakery applications

March 9, 2015

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The study included various types of annatto extract, turmeric oleoresin, caramel color and beta-carotene in cookies and crackers.

Natural Color Solutions

GNT’s EXBERRY Coloring Foods offer natural, clean label color solutions

November 12, 2014

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You could say that vibrant color is “in season” all year long, even though winter weather may be bleak. The truth is, consumers still look for colorful foods on supermarket shelves and on restaurant plates.

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Items Tagged with 'natural food coloring'

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New Cyan Blue Food Color Obtained from Red Cabbage

Chr. Hansen to Sell Natural Colors Business to EQT

Selecting Synthetic, Natural Colors

Emerging Botanicals

Bright is Back: Color Makers are Expanding the Rainbow

Predicted Food Color Technologies for 2018

Natural Food Colors in Product Development

GNT: Natural Color Solutions

DDW: Stable Natural Bakery Colors

Natural Color Solutions

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