Are You Searching for Natural Color Palettes in Your Designs? There are various methods available to you if this is what you desire. As opposed to synthetic dyes that may contain hormone-disrupting chemicals, natural colors offer safer solutions with no chemical additives whatsoever.
Natural colors are derived from edible sources like vegetables, fruits, seeds, and minerals, and can be mixed with each other or synthetic colorings to produce any shade desired.
FDA-Approved Natural Food Colors
The Food and Drug Administration imposes stringent regulations regarding both artificial and natural colors that can be used in food (1). Furthermore, this agency conducts stringent safety assessments of food additives.
Although natural foods have grown increasingly popular, some manufacturers continue to opt for synthetic dyes in their products. One example is Trix cereal, which traditionally had six distinct colored puffs but will switch to four in 2015 due to red and green being hard to achieve with naturally occurring colorants like spirulina.
FDA’s regulation of straight colors began with the 1906 Food and Drug Act. Enforcement fell under the jurisdiction of the newly formed FDA (then known as Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration) starting in 1927. There are currently 36 straight colors approved for use in the US that fall either into certified or exempt-from-certification categories; those listed as certified as “FD&C dyes” must also bear that labeling designation.
Custom Blending
Natural colors are produced or extracted from edible sources like vegetables, fruits, seeds, plants, and minerals – an environmentally-friendly alternative to synthetic dyes such as FD&C Red #40, Yellow #5, and Blue #1 (commonly referred to as Allura Red, Tartrazine and Brilliant Blue in Europe) which have been linked with hyperactivity among some children and require special labeling requirements for distribution within Europe.
Custom blending allows you to reach the exact shade and consistency desired for the product you need, optimizing production processes to eliminate unnecessary ingredients or wasteful ingredients, saving money in the process.
Market Differentiation: Custom blending gives you the power to craft an exceptional product offering that stands out from competitors and resonates with consumers. Accelerated Time-to-Market: Our efficient processes and extensive expertise facilitate rapid product development cycles so that you can respond swiftly to changing consumer needs.
Natural Food Color Solutions
Sensient Technologies’ advanced extraction and stabilization techniques produce vibrant heat-resistant organic pigments for products meeting consumer preferences for plant-based diets or vegan food options. Their solutions also enhance wellness appeal.
Red, yellow, and orange colors derived from plants, vegetables, and fruits provide the foundation of many natural food coloring solutions. Lycored’s Tomat-O-Red colorant uses naturally occurring carotenoids to achieve bright red hues that pop. Highly heat, light, and pH stable, it makes an excellent alternative to synthetic Red Dye No. 40 dye in many applications.
Cochineal, an extract derived from female cochineal insects, is another popular natural food coloring. Unfortunately, however, its source and carminic acid content have caused controversy, potentially triggering allergies in some consumers. Other natural dyes derived from vegetables and spices, like turmeric, provide more earthy hues that add depth and dimension to bakery products.
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Natural colors can help enhance your product’s ROYGBIV spectrum without compromising vibrancy. Get in touch with us now to explore our portfolio of natural color solutions, which may meet all of your labeling, regulatory and technical requirements.
Baking products typically use encapsulated natural colors to avoid color migration in layers or fill products, with various techniques including spray drying them onto carriers such as maltodextrin for improved stability and consistent hue.
Water-soluble anthocyanins found in various edible fruits and vegetables are popular choices for natural color production. Producing vibrant pinks, reds and purples that remain stable against heat, light and pH fluctuations; other water soluble natural colors include paprika, blueberry extract and purple corn as examples of water soluble natural colors produced from plants or minerals; these are just among the many sources available as potential food coloring sources.
