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Natural Food Colors for a New World

The future of natural colors is brighter than ever

September 1, 2023

Looking ahead to 2030, the food and beverage color palette will almost exclusively contain vibrant, naturally-derived hues that offer clean-label charm, as consumers continue to seek better-for-you products.

GNT: Healthy Hedonism

EXBERRY by GNT identifies disruptive new color trend

November 28, 2022

GNT, the global supplier of plant-based EXBERRY® colors, explored how today’s consumers see color in the world of food and drink and beyond. The research revealed a powerful new trend shaped by Generation Z’s desire to embrace joy and creativity while staying true to core values.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Switching from plastic to paper-based packaging often comes with new challenges. This webinar will explore how an ovenable, fiber-based packaging solution can deliver the benefits of plastic with 90% less plastic usage.

The Winter Fancy Food Show is where specialty food makers go to exhibit their newest and best products and where buyers go to find their next bestsellers.

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