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Food Coloring

Mood-lifting bright yellow, calming soft lilac, and fresh natural green. Colors bring emotions to life—soothe the minds, irritate the eyes, affect moods. boost appetite, or even suppress appetite. In the food industry, colors are associated with appetite. The right combination of colors is appealing to the eyes, engaging consumers’ visual and boosting appetite. However, some colors might appear unappetizing, suppressing the appetite. This is where color plays an important role in the food industry, to create products that are pleasing to the eyes.

Natural Colors

With the current focus on healthy and sustainable food products, demands for natural ingredients, including food coloring, are increasing. Extracted from a variety of natural products, we create vivid colors of the rainbow for our clients. Using ingredients such as beetroot, cabbage, turmeric, and spirulina, we produce color solutions that are suitable for a wide range of applications—perfect for all your food product needs.

ANNATTO

ANNATTO

Annatto Color is extracted from the seeds of annatto. Annatto has two pigments, bixin which is oil-soluble and nor-bixin which is soluble in water.

E-Number: E160b C. I. No.: 75120

CURCUMIN

CURCUMIN

Curcumin powder is produced by grinding the dried Curcumin fingers. Curcumin is insoluble in water and solvents, but the addition of a food-grade emulsifier makes it soluble.

E-Number: E100 C. I. No.: 75300

CHLOROPHYLL

CHLOROPHYLL

Chlorophyll is extracted from plants and chemically modified by replacing the magnesium with copper.
E-Number: E140/E141 C. I. No.: 75810/75815

BEETROOT

BEETROOT

Beet Juice powder is prepared by blanching, cutting and hydraulic pressing. Betanin is the main pigment present in beetroot.
Alternative Names: Betanin
E-Number: E162

ANTHOCYANINS

ANTHOCYANINS

Anthocyanins are water soluble compounds which is derived from the plants of Grapes, Berries and Black Carrots, blueberry etc.
Alternative Names: Grape Skin Extract, Red Cabbage, Red Cabbage Extract.
E-Number: E163 (ii-v)

CARAMEL

CARAMEL

Caramel is prepared by the controlled heating of food grade carbohydrates with or without added chemical catalysts.Caramel is water soluble in powder as well as in liquid form. Caramel color has four (4) classes, depending on net ionic charge and reactants used in preparation:
E-Number: E150 (a, b, c, d)

PAPRIKA

PAPRIKA

Paprika is a spice which comes from a mild red pepper in the family Capsicum annum. Paprika is a fine powder ground from certain varieties of Capsicum annum. Paprika oil soluble is a natural red color obtained through extraction, separation and filtration processes. It is dark red color oil liquid. Alternative Names: Paprika Extract, Capsanthine
E-Number : E160c
Application: Sauces, Meat Product, Soups, Bakery product.

CARMINE

CARMINE

The pigment is extracted from the bodies of female insects. The insects are dried and extracted with alkalized hot water. The resulting liquid is then spray dried to form fine powder.
Alternative Names: Carminic Acid
E-Number: E120 C. I. No. : 75470
Application: Sauces, Meat Product, Soups, Bakery product.

SPIRULINA BLUE

SPIRULINA BLUE

Phycocyanin is natural light blue colorant extracted from Spirulina. Phycocyanin is one of the rare pigment protein in nature, not only colorful but also itself is a nutrient rich protein. Spirulina was cultured in carbonated pondsat a pH of 8.5- 11, then the pigment were extracted with water. The extract was then concentrated under vacuum and sprays dried to obtain spirulina blue pigment.

BETA CAROTENE

BETA CAROTENE

Beta-Carotene is extracted from a variety of sources, including algae, fruits, orange carrots and oil palm fruits. The hue of beta-carotene ranges from yellow to orange, depending on concentration.
E-Number: E160a C. I. No. : 40800
Application: Beverages, Dairy Products, Bakery Products, Fruit Preparation.