Super-Stable colours
that pass the test
It’s no longer enough for food and be-
verage products to look good — cus-
tomers now demand that the colours
that make them appealing are achieved
safely and naturally. More than three
in five consumers globally try to avoid
artificial colours.i
However, going natural can also be
technically challenging. Lycored therefo-
re works closely with manufacturers to
make it as easy as possible for them to
get the benefits of the switch to natural
without sacrificing stability.
In line with that commitment, we carry
out frequent research into the stability
of our naturally derived colour solutions.
For example, we recently tested the
performance of our carotenoid-derived
colourants in flavoured and coloured
sparkling waters – one of the beverage
categories for which they are ideal.
Researchers assessed the stability of
three colourants from our Tomat-O-Red
acid added to prevent colour fade over
a 12-month shelf life. Each sample was
checked for ringing, sediment and fade
at regular intervals.
tunities than ever to colour products
naturally without compromising on
Six of the seven Lycored colours delive- stability. In fact, rather than creating
red good stability over 12 months, with limitations these super-stable colours
no ringing at all over 12 months in four
of the samples. There was no sediment
in five of the seven samples, and clarity
was good at the end of 12 months for
offer new ways to position products
as more natural and fresh, with longer
shelf life.
Lyc-O-Beta TM Clear Emulsion and
Tomat-O-Red TM NGNS. The other
colourants provide natural cloudy effect
from the outset and all four retained
TM range, which is sourced from natural their natural cloudiness, which means
Lycopene from tomatoes, and four from no added cloudifiers are required.
our Lyc-O-Beta TM range which is ex-
tracted from natural BetaCarotene.
Manufacturers now have greater oppor-
There is a long-standing perception
that natural colours are harder to work
with than artificial alternatives. We are
working towards a day when that is a
thing of the past.
In summary, both Tomat-O-Red TM
and Lyc-O-Beta TM delivered excellent
For more information visit:
Sparkling water was added to strawbe- performance, demonstrating resistance rry-flavoured syrup and filled to 250ml to fading and ringing, and lack of sedi- www.connect.lycoredfoodhub.com/su-
in PET bottles with 200 ppm of ascorbic mentation. per-stable-colours/
WRITTEN BY
Christiane
Lippert, Head
of Marketing,
Food, Lycored
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