Cochineal

Sliming the Food Industry

The recent “pink slime” frenzy is just the latest in a series of fear-driven attacks on the food industry. All of this has become fodder for various interests vying to grab the microphone to blame modern food processing for all the ills of the world. ...More
May 11, 2012 By Lynn Kuntz
Posted in Blog, Colors
Starbucks Nixes Cochineal Colorant Over Public Outcry

Chalk up another “victory" for the use of social media, as well as other mediums, to bring about change. Sounds like a prelude to a presidential campaign, but it’s not. And coffee-giant Starbucks can attest to the power of the people. ...More
April 19, 2012
Posted in Blog, Bakery / Cereal, Colors
Image Gallery: Color Me Natural

As health-conscious consumers scrutinize food labels for artificial ingredients of all kinds, "natural" colors are growing in number. Discover common naturally derived food colors and their applications, which represent pigments of yellow, red, orange, blue, pink, purple, ...More
April 16, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Bakery / Cereal, Colors
Consumers Bugged About Starbucks Use of Cochineal Extract

Starbucks is facing public scrutiny this week after it acknowledged that the red color used in its Strawberries & Crème Frappuccino and strawberry-flavored smoothies—cochineal extract—is derived from the cochineal bug that lives on the prickly pear cactus in South ...More
March 28, 2012
Posted in Blog, Bakery / Cereal, Colors
Vegetable-Based Colors

The term “natural color" is commonly used by both consumers and industry, when in fact there is no legal definition for "natural" color. ...More
January 18, 2012
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Colors
Creating Clean Labels for Bakery

Clean-label solutions for baked goods. ...More
December 22, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Fiber
Natural Colors Go for the Green

Consumers are increasingly interested in clean labels. The use of natural colors—which continue to grow in number—can help formulators meet that goal. ...More
March 22, 2011
Posted in Articles, Bakery / Cereal, Colors, Flavor
Natural Colors for Beverages: A Rainbow of Possibilities

From anthocyanins to zeaxanthin, Mother Nature has supplied a palette of colors that the industry has used to develop natural colorants that can supply a rainbow of beverage colors—if they are used correctly. ...More
October 18, 2010
Posted in Articles, Colors
Natural Carmine Replacer

Kalsec is positioning its black carrot and paprika extracts as natural alternatives to achieving red hues in foods and beverages traditionally accomplished with carmine. ...More
July 29, 2010
Posted in News, Colors
Coloring Confections

Although synthetic colors still offer the most stability at an affordable cost for candy, more natural colorants are hitting the market. ...More
June 24, 2010
Posted in Articles, Colors