Colorings Topic | Prepared Foods

Colorings

Natural and FD&C additives, fruit, vegetable, and other plant and microbial extracts used to color foods.

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Natural Brown, Sepia, and Dark Gold Food Colorants Show New Possibilities for Product Developers

Caramel colors account for approximately 80% of all color additives used in foods and beverages

Olivia Conrad

July 27, 2021

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Caramel colors are among the oldest food colorings, used in the food industry to impart an appealing appearance to food products since the 1800s. Today, caramel colors account for approximately 80% of all color additives used in foods and beverages, appearing in products such as, spirits, sauces, baked goods, processed meats, and even pet foods.

Bakery Flavors Have Been Undergoing Changes that Call for Attention

Ingredients such as malted grain syrups, cinnamon, chocolate, fruits, vanilla, spices and even flavored salts and soy sauce are what bring baked goods to life

Marisa Churchill

July 26, 2021

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To claim that flavorants used in baked goods are a secondary concern in batch production would be inaccurate. Yet the focus on the flours, texturants, fats, and leavenings in discussions of bakery production seems to overwhelm all other ingredients. Yet ingredients such as malted grain syrups, cinnamon, chocolate, fruits, vanilla, spices and even flavored salts and soy sauce are what bring baked goods to life.

GNT: Green Colors

GNT expands EXBERRY color line with two new green shades made from spirulina and turmeric

July 14, 2021

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EXBERRY® Shade Lime Green provides a vibrant yellowish green, while Shade Jade Green offers a vivid bluish green. They are halal, kosher and vegan-friendly and can be used in a wide variety of applications, including gummies, jellies and hard- and soft-panned confectionery as well as dairy products including yogurt and ice cream.

Chr. Hansen Natural Colors Changes Name to Oterra

Chr. Hansen Natural Colors A/S, an EQT portfolio company, announces new company name and identity following the move to a standalone company

May 20, 2021

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Chr. Hansen Natural Colors A/S, a provider of natural colors, announced the company will be known as Oterra™, effective immediately, and will begin the process to operate under the new name.

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

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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.

Food Color Experts Declare Red as 2021’s Color of the Year

No food color has been subjected to efforts to “go natural” more than red

Winston Boyd PhD

January 21, 2021

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Color is arguably the most important initial sensory cue we get from a food or beverage. It helps us almost immediately make a preliminary judgement about the desirability, quality, and palatability of what we plan to eat or drink.

2021 Predictions: COLORINGS

Natural Colors Continue to Secure Domination in Prepared Food Products

The shift away from artificial colorants is driven almost entirely by consumer demand

David Feder , RDN

December 31, 2020

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The growth in sales of natural food colorants is expected to continue growing strong. The food color market reached $2.85B at the end of last year (about double the 2015 figures), and boasts a CAGR of nearly 6%.

Naturally Speaking

As today’s market swells with savvy consumers, the demand for recognizable, “clean-label”, “natural” ingredients is rising.

Tamieka Hardy

November 19, 2020

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On one side of the food and beverage processing industry, food manufacturers have been tasked with solving issues of food and ingredient safety and security. From the other side, consumers are more closely scrutinizing the ingredients and processes involved in the food products they purchase.

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.

Phytolon Secures $4.1 Million in Funding for Natural Food Color Tech

The food color market reached $2.85B in 2019, with a CAGR of 5.8%, where natural colors comprise 69% of the market

September 18, 2020

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The need for new natural food colors is increasing due to growing consumer awareness and demands for healthier food colors to replace the synthetics that may have adverse effects on our health.