Colors

Talking sustainability and food colors with GNT: ‘Of course, natural does not automatically mean sustainable…’

30-Nov-2022 By Elaine Watson

From breeding carrots with greater color intensity to using filtration to increase dry matter content in fruit concentrates before deploying energy-intensive evaporation techniques, coloring foodstuffs specialist GNT is exploring a multi-pronged approach...

From ube to gulab jamun... Gen Z and Millennials embrace 'diverse, unusual flavors' in desserts and confections

22-Nov-2022 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Moving on from the comfort and nostalgic flavors that grounded consumers during the pandemic, consumer interest in more diverse and unexpected flavors within dessert categories is on the rise, according to consumer research from T. Hasegawa.

Blue and beyond: GNT gains FDA approval for use of spirulina extract in beverages

14-Nov-2022 By Rachel Arthur

GNT has secured US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the use of spirulina extract in beverages: offering a clean label way of delivering not only vibrant blue shades but also an associated palette of navy blues and violets.

If biomanufacturing is the next industrial revolution, what does that mean for food ingredients?

27-Oct-2022 By Elaine Watson

Will a large percentage of flavors, colors and sweeteners be made in bioreactors by 2050 or are the costs and challenges associated with precision fermentation technology such that it only makes sense to produce a handful of high-value ingredients in...

Michroma takes fungal food colors platform to pilot scale to produce pH-stable, heat-stable natural red

12-Nov-2021 By Elaine Watson

Michroma – a startup building a production platform for natural food colors from fungi – has advanced to pilot-scale production of a heat-stable vibrant red colorant it claims can give synthetic dyes a serious run for their money when it comes to performance...

Flavors and colors: what’s trending now and what’s next for dairy?

10-Dec-2020 By Jim Cornall

We all know 2020 has been a strange year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. However, with 2021 just around the corner, and the likelihood of vaccines being introduced around the world, there is the hope that there will be a slow return to what is...

Consumers move out of their flavor comfort zone, says Innova Market Insights

19-Dec-2019 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Interest in discovering new flavors is higher than ever with 74% of consumers surveyed agreeing that they love to discover new flavors even bitter or earthy taste profiles, according to Innova Trends Survey 2019.