Parsing natural color, from source to application
According to Allied Market Resrarch, the Ingredients Market reached $38.8 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $64.1 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.8%.
Among them, the edible natural coloring segment is in a golden period of growth. Fact.MR data shows that global natural coloring sales are expected to reach $17 billion in 2031, growing at a CAGR of more than 7% (4% CAGR from 2016 to 2020). Anthocyanins, which give red, blue, purple, and many other different colors, have consistently topped the market for sales of natural food coloring products with a CAGR of 6%. It is important to understand that Natural Colors come from a variety of sources, such as vegetables, plants, algae and other edible natural sources. They can be used in a variety of processes to enrich the color of food products. Here is a list of the natural colorings available in Zhongda Hengyuan.
01. Natural Blue Color：
Spirulina Blue Color: extracted and refined from Spirulina as raw material. Physical and chemical properties blue to dark blue powder; easily soluble in water, the solution is bright blue to dark blue; insoluble in oil; light and heat stable, stable between pH 4.5-8.0 aqueous solution is bright azure, PH <4.2 will be precipitated, strong alkali can make it decolorized; unstable to heat, can be used in ice cream, candy, flavored beverages, jellies and other fields.
Gardenia Blue Colort: take the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides as raw material, extracted and refined. Physical and chemical properties dark blue powder, easily soluble in water, insoluble in grease, aqueous solution is bright blue , hue is not affected by pH, strong staining power to protein, light stability is general. The color tone is not affected by pH, pH4.0-10.0 color tone is stable, can provide dark blue, sky blue, purple blue three shades of products. It can be applied to frozen drinks, jams, beverages, baked goods, solid beverages, prepared wines, convenient rice and noodle products.
02. Natural Red Color：
Beetroot Red Color: beetroot red color is extracted and refined from beet root tuber of the genus Beet, family Ricaceae, as raw material. Physical and chemical properties of red to purple-red powder; soluble in water, the solution is red to reddish purple; light, heat stability, color in pH3.0-8.0 under the red, easy to turn yellow when heated beetroot red color is a kind of water-soluble pyridine derivative color, in acidic and neutral conditions is red, coloring ability, bright color. It can be used in beverage, prepared wine, candy, canning, baking and other fields.
03. Natural Yellow Color：
Lutein: crystal: orange to orange-red, soluble in oil, easily soluble in hexane and other organic solvents; powder: orange to orange-red, easily soluble in water, good light resistance, heat stability, acid resistance in the pH2.5-10.0 stable; emulsion: brownish yellow dark red liquid, easily soluble in water, good light resistance, heat stability, acid resistance in the range of pH2.5-10.0 stable.
Product Features: beverage-specific products;：good product stability, good light, heat and acid resistance; emulsion products: used in beverages without floating oil, no dyeing of bottles, no precipitation, high stability; transparent products: aqueous solution is translucent, can replace synthetic pigments in energy-based beverages.
Product Specifications: 0.5%-10% water-dispersible powder; 0.05%-5% water-dispersible emulsion products; 20% oil suspension. It can be applied to: pasta products, frozen drinks, jams, candies, baked goods, beverages, jellies and other fields.
04. Natural Green Color：
Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin :mulberry leaves, silkworm sand as raw materials, saponification, copper generation and other steps to produce sodium copper chlorophyllin. Physical and chemical properties dark green to black powder, soluble in water, insoluble in oil. The aqueous solution is green to dark green. sodium copper chlorophyllin from zhongda hengyuan produced by specific processing technology has no odor, good water solubility, transparent solution, good heat resistance and light resistance, and can maintain good stability between pH 5.0-10.0. Meanwhile, zhongda hengyuan can provide products with good acid resistance, stable and non-sedimentation under pH 3.0 environment. It can be used in ice cream, cake, candy, beverage, prepared wine and other fields.
Henan Zhongda Hengyuan Biotechnology stock Co., Ltd covers an area of 300 acres. It is mainly engaged in the research and development, production and popularization of the whole industrial chain of natural plant extraction, vegetable oil processing and bio-fermentation technology. It is a national high-tech enterprise, a national enterprise technology center, a national key leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization, a national speciality, speciality and new "small giant" enterprise, a national green factory, a China import and export quality and integrity enterprise, and a "gazelle" enterprise in Henan Province. Henan Zhongda Hengyuan Bio-technology Co., Ltd. has built a high-level R&D platform, such as the National R&D Specialized Center of Chili Pepper Processing Technology, the Key Laboratory of Natural Color Preparation in Henan Province, the Engineering and Technology Research Center of Natural Color, and the Post-doctoral Innovation and Practice Base, and the laboratory has passed the national CNAS accreditation. It has 70 patents of its own core technology, and is a 2022 National Intellectual Property Advantageous Enterprise, a pilot base of bio-fermentation and plant extraction in Henan Province, which can provide matching color application solutions.