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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