Food Ingredient Colorant D

Identification

Country of Origin

India

Ingredient Name

Apocarotenal

Blend

false

Food Additive Number

E 160e, INS 160e

Ingredient Composition

Apocarotenal, MCT Oil

Single Ingredient

true

Categories

Technologies → Pigments & Colorants → Product Families → Food Colorants → Artificial Colorants

Markets → Food & Nutrition → Applications → Food → Bakery

Technologies → Food Ingredients → Product Families → Functional Additives → Color Additives & Decoratives

Markets → Food & Nutrition → Applications → Food → Confectionery

Markets → Food & Nutrition → Applications → Food → Dairy

Markets → Food & Nutrition → Applications → Food → Desserts & Fruit Preparations

Markets → Food & Nutrition → Applications → Food → Savory & Culinary

Applications & Uses

Divi’s Apocarotenal Applications

Dairy: Yogurt, Cheese

Confectionary: Gummies, Hard candies, Glazes

Frozen Desserts: Ice cream, Low fat ice cream, Gelato

Bakery: Croissants, Cakes, Cookies, Fruit filling

Savory: Soups, Salad dressing, Cheese sauce, Vegan sausages, Surimi, Chips

Beverages: Soy milk

Product Applications

Coloration

Food

Benefits & Claims

Labeling Claims

Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)-free,

Allergen-free,

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-free,

Gluten-free,

TSE-free,

Vegan,

Clean Label,

Vegetarian,

Kosher,

Halal

End Uses

Food & Nutrition Applications

Cakes,

Candies,

Cheese,

Confectionery Products,

Cookies,

Frozen Desserts,

Glazings,

Gummies,

Ice Cream,

Salad Dressing,

Sauces,

Soups,

Yogurt,

Croissant

Features

Food Ingredients Features

High Temperature Resistance,

Color Stability,

Spray Dried

Features & Benefits

Product Benefits

Divi’s Apocarotenal is a nature-identical colorant that gives a light orange to orange-red hue to a large range of food and beverage products. It offers superior performance in applications:

Uniform color shade in food preparations

No red spots

Excellent color stability

Desirable appearance

Suitable for applications requiring high temperature heating

Product Features

Food Ingredient Colorant D, or trans-β-apo-8′-carotenal, is a carotenoid found in spinach and citrus fruits.

While a natural form is not available in the market place, Apocarotenal is a highly stable, orange to orange-red molecule used for coloration in foods and beverages.

It advantageously replaces artificial dyes and helps food marketers in their transition to clean labels.

Functions

Food Ingredients Functions

Food Coloring

Function

Food Coloring

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type

Boxes,

Cans

Standard Packaging Size

20 kg Alu Can in Box

Properties

Color (Properties)

Orange

Physical Form

Liquid,

Solution

Soluble In

Oil Soluble

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

EU Compliant,

FDA Compliant,

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP),

FSSC 22000,

GMP,

Halal,

ISO 14001,

ISO 9001,

Kosher,

OHSAS,

SEDEX Approved,

Vegan,

Gluten-free