As many food companies are looking convert into all natural sources, natural red food coloring is innovated by a vegetable juice with high heat stability. ... Because of the much higher usage rates typically required for natural colors from beet and other vegetable juices, off-notes can be another issue. read more
The most common uses of betanin are in coloring ice cream and powdered soft drink beverages; other uses are in some sugar confectionery, e.g. fondants, sugar strands, sugar coatings, and fruit or cream fillings. read more
Now, a team of Cornell food scientists has discovered a way to process natural beet juice so that it maintains its bright red color and will allow food manufacturers to use it in place of synthetic dyes in a much greater variety of foods. read more