Food colorings in food industry

In recent years, the colorant market growth trends were more or less affected by the global economic. Shown by the latest data, Asia-Pacific region has the world's largest demand for colorants at present. Mainly due to the rapid rise of some emerging and developing countries in the region. In addition, the global colorant market was also affected by levels of consumption, consumer preferences and the impact of people's way, and many other factors.

Food colouring additives is to make the food colouring, so as to improve the tone and color of food additives. According to different sources, they can be divided into two categories: synthesized food coloring and natural food coloring. Synthetic food coloring mainly refers to organic pigments that use of artificial chemical synthesis methods. water-soluble pigment are the mainly allowed to use synthetic colors around the world.



Synthetic food colours that is allowed to use in our country are amaranth, carmine food colouring, erythrosine, new red, allura red, lemon yellow, sunset yellow, bright blue, indigo and their aluminum Lake, as well as acid red, β-carotene, sodium copper chlorophyllin, titanium dioxide, etc. They are total 22 kinds. Mainly used for carbonated drinks, juice drinks, color equipment on the pastry, candy, ice cream, jelly, chocolate, cream, instant coffee and other food.

Natural food colouring are from natural materials and most of them are edible. The organic colorants mainly extracted from plant tissue, as well as some pigments from animals and micro-organisms. But their content and stability are not as well as synthetic food colouring.

Food colorants can supplement lost pigments during the production and storage, as well as ensure products are color uniform. By the way, on October 30, 2015, the United States released the supplement informe of G/SPS/N/USA/2714/Add.2. It allows extract of Spirulina as a coloring agent in the amended colouring regulations. Also it can be used in dietary supplements, coated tablets and capsules.

Food additives are not only antioxidants and food colorants, as well as effectiveness of nutrition enhancer. Food additives play an important role in food. They get people to eat more diverse and more healthier. As long as the manufacturer to adhere to the law on food safety, follow the national standards, food additives can better serve us.