Caramel colour is used in a lot of applications to give brown colour to food products. The best known application areas are beverages, such as cola or energy drinks. Caramel colour is also used in delicatessen to add colour to sauces, soups, balsamic vinegar as well as in confectionary. The latest discussions about possible cancer-causing properties of 4-Methylimidazole has led to a strong demand of substitutes. 4-Methylimidazole can be formed in the manufacturing of caramel colour E150a - E150d (Class I - Class IV). However, this substance is specifically formed by using the reaction accelerators ammonia and ammonium sulphite.
Because of a regulation in California in which 4-Methylimidazole was added to a list of cancer causing substances food manufacturer are obliged to warn consumers by printing the warning on the label: "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm", when the substance is exceeding a certain amount. Particularly affected by this law are the producers of cola beverages, which are coloured by using caramel colour E150d (class IV). According to different reports to avoid the warning well-known producers of beverages are changing their recipes in the United States.
Herbafood Ingredients GmbH offers alternatives to caramel colour based on natural apple extracts.
The brown colour of apple extract Herbarom is a result of the oxidation of polyphenolic substances naturally occurring in apples. This effect can also be observed when eating an apple. Herbarom is made from harvest fresh de-juiced and carefully dried apples with a colour range from medium brown to dark brown. Depending on the apple extract and the used concentration the colouring of the end product varies from yellow or golden to a dark brown. Polyphenols are also considered health supportive.
Besides the polyphenols other flavouring components and monosaccharides are extracted during the production process of Herbarom. These components give aroma to a lot of products and round off the taste experience. The colouring profile stays stable in a big pH-value range. Herbarom can be used both for products with a neutral pH-value and for products with a low pH-value, e.g. beverages.
Herbarom is a versatile product and it is used in a lot of food products-. All food - and beverage applications are different - therefore the technical service of Herbafood Ingredients GmbH supports you selecting the most suitable product and gladly answers all your questions regarding their application.
Herbafood Ingredients GmbH
www.herbafood.de
Because of a regulation in California in which 4-Methylimidazole was added to a list of cancer causing substances food manufacturer are obliged to warn consumers by printing the warning on the label: "This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm", when the substance is exceeding a certain amount. Particularly affected by this law are the producers of cola beverages, which are coloured by using caramel colour E150d (class IV). According to different reports to avoid the warning well-known producers of beverages are changing their recipes in the United States.
Herbafood Ingredients GmbH offers alternatives to caramel colour based on natural apple extracts.
The brown colour of apple extract Herbarom is a result of the oxidation of polyphenolic substances naturally occurring in apples. This effect can also be observed when eating an apple. Herbarom is made from harvest fresh de-juiced and carefully dried apples with a colour range from medium brown to dark brown. Depending on the apple extract and the used concentration the colouring of the end product varies from yellow or golden to a dark brown. Polyphenols are also considered health supportive.
Besides the polyphenols other flavouring components and monosaccharides are extracted during the production process of Herbarom. These components give aroma to a lot of products and round off the taste experience. The colouring profile stays stable in a big pH-value range. Herbarom can be used both for products with a neutral pH-value and for products with a low pH-value, e.g. beverages.
Herbarom is a versatile product and it is used in a lot of food products-. All food - and beverage applications are different - therefore the technical service of Herbafood Ingredients GmbH supports you selecting the most suitable product and gladly answers all your questions regarding their application.
Herbafood Ingredients GmbH
www.herbafood.de
