Question 1

What are natural food colorants or natural food color?

Accepted Answer

Natural Food Color are extracted from natural source such as vegetable or fruit instead of chemically synthesized. Examples of sources of the natural food color are: paprika, pumpkin, carrot, cabbage, beetroot, turmeric, annatto, spirulina, tomato, radish, purple sweet potato, elderberry. After harvest, those vegetable or fruit will be processed to extract colors components, concentrated and de-flavored.

Question 2

Is liquid or powder natural food coloring better?

Accepted Answer

Both liquid and powder natural food color are good. Depends on application, the food manufacturer may prefer different types of natural food color. Normally beverage application prefers liquid natural food color, while other application prefer powder form. Powder natural food color are easier to store and transportation, and the cost of transportation is normally lower. The liquid natural food color will be easier to use in some application.

Question 3

Can you buy all natural food coloring?

Accepted Answer

Yes, FoodRGB natural food colors cover most of the application and large range of colors. FoodRGB researchers develop more than 30 new formulas upon requests of our customers. We helped lots customers convert from synthetic color to natural food color.

Question 4

What can I use for natural food coloring?

Accepted Answer

The natural food color can be used in almost all food products such as candy, chocolates, beverage, cakes, cookies. The usage of natural food color is more complex than synthetic color though. Technical support on formula colors, usage of natural colors becomes essential. FoodRGB provides best efforts to support customers on how to use natural food color.

Question 5

What food coloring makes blue?

Accepted Answer

The natural blue color for food has several choices: spirulina, gardenia, huito, and Anthocyanin. Each blue color has pros and cons. The best choice depends on application.

Question 6

Is carotene a food Coloring?

Accepted Answer

Beta-carotene is a natural food color. Beta-carotene is wildly used in beverage and other products.

Color	Solubility	Form	Ingrediants	Dosage %
Bright Golden Yellow	Water	Powder	Monascus Yellow	0.5-1.5
Bright Yellow	Water	Powder	Gardenia Yellow	1-1.5
Brown Yellow	Water	Powder	Kaoliang Red, Monascus Yellow	0.3-0.5
Orange Red	Water	Powder	Monascus Yellow	1.0-2.0
Orange Red	Water	Powder	Monascus Yellow	1.0-2.0
Orange Yellow	Water	Powder	Monascus Yellow	1.0-2.0
Bay	Water	Powder	Monascus Red, Carmine	0.4-0.6
Bright Russet	Water	Powder	Monascus Red, Carmine, Paprika Oleoresin, Kaoliang Red	1.0-2.0

Meat and Egg	Basic formula	General process	Usage and dosage	Advantage
Strawberry flavor roasted sausage	Strawberry flavor roasted sausage Meat 40, protein 12, isolated soybean protein 1, corn starch 5, potato starch 5, salt 2, sugar 5, ice water 28.5, other ingredients 1.5, natural color 0.1, total 100.1	Meat unfreezing → twisting → rolling → pickling → blending → filling → drying → steaming & boiling → baking → packing → finished product	Add by 1~2‰ after pickling	Highly bright and natural, available to completely or partially substitute synthetic colorant
Salt roasted product series	Salt 2.8, sugar 3.5, gourmet powder 1, 1+G 0.05, ethyl maltol 0.05, chicken paste 0.5, salt roasted chicken paste 0.5, water 91.6, total 100	Meat processing → marinating → packing → sterilizing → finished product	Add the color 30 min. before fresh out of the pan, adding amount 0.5~1%	After sterilizing, the product demonstrated bright yellow color, while light resistance stronger and additive amount smaller
Sauce marinated product series	Salt 2.8, sugar 3.5, gourmet powder 1, 1+G 0.05, ethyl maltol 0.05, meat paste 1, appropriate amount of spice, water 91.6, total 100	Meat processing → marinating → packing → sterilizing → finished product	Add the color 30 min. before fresh out of the pan, adding amount 0.5~1%	The product could demonstrate bright and stable reddish brown color even with little or no soy sauce.
Prepared meat product series	Salt 2, sugar 3, gourmet powder 0.5, water retention agent 0.5, kebab pickling material 2, water 30, chicken 80, total 100	Meat processing → pickling → string → quick-freezing → finished product	Add the color in pickling process with additive amount of 0.4~0.6%	Good light resistance, no obviously color fading during shelf life.
Marinated chicken toe	Salt 2.8, sugar 3.5, gourmet powder 1, 1+G 0.05, ethyl maltol 0.05, chicken paste 1, appropriate spice, water 91.6, total 100	Meat processing → marinating → packing → sterilizing → finished product	Add the color 30 min. before fresh out of the pan, with additive amount 1~1.5%.	Bright yellow, enhance appetite
Sausage	Meat 52, fat 26, ice water 12.5, white spirit 1.6, salt 2, sugar 5.5, other ingredient 0.4, total 100	Meat → trimming → twisting → pickling → blending → filling → segmenting → air discharging → roasting → packing	While blending, add the color with 0.1~0.3% proportion	Available to substitute nitrite, after coloring, the sausage could demonstrate stable bright red color.

Natural Food Color Solutions for Meat and Egg