Natural Food Colors
by Alan Kadish / Views 64 / February 5, 2015
Natural Food Colors:
Colors that are exempt from certification include pigments derived from “natural” sources such as vegetables and animals as well as metals/minerals such as aluminum, silver, iron, and titanium dioxide.
Pigment type | Where it’s found | Colour created |
Anthocyanins | Dark-coloured berries; beets | Blue-purple |
Canthaxanthin | Certain fish; algae | Pink/orange |
Chlorophyll | Leaves of green plants/algae | Green |
Charcoal | Burned wood | Gray-black |
Cochineal | Insects | Red-purple |
Iron oxide | Rusting metal | Reddish brown |
Paprika | Ground chili peppers | Orange-red |
Saffron | Crocus flowers | Orange-yellow |
Turmeric | Turmeric plant root | Bright yellow. |
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