Naturex acquired Valentine, an Indian company specializing in the production of fruit and vegetable powders and natural colors for the food and beverage industry.

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.

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.

Confectionery producers have begun replacing much-debated synthetic colors with natural colors.

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.

Sensient Pharmaceutical Coating Systems recently introduced Spectrafine natural colors, an innovative colorant that expands shade range and application options for nutraceuticals. Spectrafine is a natural product that delivers plating characteristics commonly found in FD&C lake pigments.

D.D. Williamson (DDW) has launched a new series to help food scientists, chemists, students, professors, managers and others in the food and beverage industry stay informed, grow their business and expand into untapped markets.

The color of a food or beverage is one of the most important aspects of its overall perception. The following Prepared Foods’ R&D Seminars discuss methods for measuring food color, as well as uses for beta-carotene, certified-organic colors and caramel colors.

Nigay, maker of specialty caramels in France since 1855, has more than 300 products comprising four ranges in its portfolio to appeal and inspire.