Food Ingredients
Flavors & Natural Colors
Color and flavor inputs drawn from plants: beetroot extract for reds, turmeric extract for yellows, oil-soluble paprika oleoresin for warm reds, and flavor essences built to a brief. Permitted use and declaration in your destination market are confirmed at enquiry, and flavor essences built to a brief. Bought by beverage, confectionery, dairy and snack manufacturers, and by personal care formulators.
- Specification
- Confirmed per order
- Certificate of Analysis
- Issued with every consignment
- Packaging
- HDPE or steel drums · Jerricans and carboys · Light-protected containers · Lined bags and fiber drums for powders · Sample and trial packs
Full specification, grades and a Certificate of Analysis are confirmed against your requirement before production.
About Flavors & Natural Colors
Color is extracted from the raw plant material, concentrated and then standardized so that a given dose gives a repeatable shade. Solubility decides where each one fits: oleoresins go into fat systems, while water-dispersible grades suit drinks. Heat, light and acidity all move natural shades, so the material is handled and packed to limit that.
Liquids and oleoresins are supplied in drums, jerricans or lined containers, and powders in sealed bags or drums, packed to keep light and air away from the color. Strength is set against the shade you are targeting, so send a reference or a sample of the product you are coloring and trial quantities can be released before the order is fixed.
Forms available
Oleoresin
Oil-soluble concentrate for fat-based systems.
Liquid extract
Ready to dose into wet processes.
Powdered extract
Dry, dispersible form for dry blends and sachets.
Applications
Beverage
Shade and flavor in juices, flavored waters, energy drinks and cordials.
Bakery & Confectionery
Icings, fillings, coatings, gums and jellies where color must survive the process.
Dairy
Flavored milks, yogurts, ice creams and dessert layers.
Food Processing
Snack seasonings, sauces, marinades and ready meals.
Nutraceuticals
Color and taste masking in supplement powders, gummies and capsules.
Cosmetics & Personal Care
Plant-derived color and fragrance notes in skin and hair care.
Frequently asked
How is color strength documented?
Strength, specification and a Certificate of Analysis are confirmed per order against the batch supplied, since standardization is set to the shade you are matching. The documents go out with the quotation and the batch certificate travels with the consignment.
How much color will we need?
Dose depends on the shade you want, the base you are coloring and what the product goes through afterwards. Rather than quote a figure that would not hold in your system, we send trial material against your reference so the dose is established on your own line.
Will the shade hold through baking or retorting?
Plant-derived colors react to heat, light and acidity, and each one behaves differently. Tell us the process the product passes through and the pack it sits in, and our team will point to the color most likely to hold, then supply samples so you can confirm it.
Can you develop a flavor to our brief?
Yes. Essences and flavor systems can be built to a submitted sample or a written brief, with iterations until the profile matches what you are after. The work is handled in confidence, with ownership of the developed profile set out in the development agreement signed before work starts.
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