Products in Food Colorants: Magenta

FiorioNat Carmine is a water-soluble, orange to red to magenta shade carminic acid pigment that is derived from the female cochineal insect native to Peru. Introduced into Europe via the Aztecs, it has the advantage of being stable when exposed to heat, light, and oxygen and can be reacted with aluminum to create carmine giving bright and vibrant pink to red shades stable for use across many applications. At Nactarome, carmine and carminic acid are used to create distinctive shades in our FiorioNat range.

Sucren Groupe UDM Anthocyanins helps in health controversies concerning the use of synthetic dye in the food industry have encouraged the development and use of natural dye. and it is grape skin extracts, the most famous carriers of anthocyanins, are favorites of the nutraceutical industry. They color and generate a powerful antioxidant action..

ColorMaker Purple Carrot & Purple Sweet Potato is used in foods generally throughout the world. They are frequently found in fruit drinks and other beverages, soft and hard candies, vinaigrettes, ice cream (where they are purple, not red, because of the high pH of ice cream), cereals, and pet foods. Anthocyanins are used in nutritional bars, tablets, and powdered drink mixes. It is important when using anthocyanins to make sure a food or beverage processor has complete control over the pH of the final product. Small variations in pH will result in large variations in final product color.

California Natural Color Crystal Rosé Shade is produced from vegetables and California grapes. Citric acid is added at the time of harvest to the vegetable portion of the blend to control the pH. This anthocyanin color is concentrated and dried without the use of any carriers at our Fresno, California facility. This product is non-hygroscopic and readily soluble. OU Kosher and Halal certifications are available upon request.