Rich in Hue, Pure in Taste

Our carotenoids are used to enhance or mimic fruit color in dairy products such as fruit-flavored yogurts and dairy drinks without impacting the taste. They provide visually appealing yellow to light pink and orange-red tones without the need for FD&C colors, making them the ideal coloring agents for clean label products.

The use of our carotenoids helps compensate for color loss that can occur during processing and contributes to standardize product appearance, particularly during seasonal variations when the natural color of milk fluctuates.

DIVI’s carotenoids for every hue

We offer a wide range of carotenoids that can be used as healthy colors in a variety of dairy products.* Our coloring solutions help you to develop products with colors ranging from light yellow to red, through oranges and pinks, while in most cases adding health benefits to your products.

  • Beta-carotene: Yellow to orange hue, commonly used in tropical fruit flavors

  • Apocarotenal: Orange-red color, used in blends or berry-like flavors
  • Lutein: Soft yellow tint, used for mild coloring
  • Lycopene: Natural red hue, used in some dairy products with berry flavors

HIGH PERFORMANCE IN APPLICATIONS

Our numerous carotenoid formulations can be used in all types of dairy products to adapt on the fat content. They can be added during the mixing stage, before or after fermentation, depending on the process.

  • Ease of manufacturing due to excellent flowability
  • Superior dispersibility
  • Uniform soft yellow to orange-red color shade
  • Excellent stability during pasteurization and UHT treatment
  • Excellent stability throughout the shelf life
  • Excellent color and pH stability
  • Repeatable color shade
  • No sedimentation
  • No sensory impact

DIVI’S COLOR SOLUTIONS FOR CHEESE

Our coloring solutions will enable you to obtain cheeses with appetizing colors ranging from light yellow to dark orange.

Our carotenoids – in particular apocarotenal and beta-carotene –can be used as healthy colors in a variety of cheese products*.

Apocarotenal: Colorant with Superior Performance

Apocarotenal is used in cheese when a bright red-orange color is required, such as in processed cheeses, cheddar or spreadable cheeses, for which color uniformity and shelf stability are essential. Apocarotenal is often used in low-fat or reduced-fat cheeses because it is effective at low concentrations and is not as dependent on fat solubility as some other carotenoids.

Our apocarotenal formulations meet the requirements of industrial cheese production where a uniform, heat- and pH-stable color is required.

DIVI’S “FREE-FROM” INGREDIENT RANGE

Consumer demand continues to evolve towards products containing as few additives as possible. In order to help our customers meet this need, we have developed high quality ingredients formulated with less additives. Our various Novel Application product formulations can be used either in supplements or to fortify and color a variety of liquid and dry foods and beverages.

Less additives and excellent performance

In order to help our customers meet consumer demand for less additives, we offer product forms that are formulated with healthy oils and contain no added sugar, no synthetic antioxidants and no silicon dioxide.

Silicon dioxide-free ingredients

To help our customers target consumer demand for additive-free supplements, food and beverages, our range also includes silicon dioxide-free product forms.

DIVI’S SILICON DIOXIDE-FREE INGREDIENTS

To answer increasing consumers’ concern about the potential safety issues of nanoparticles on health, we developed product forms which are nanoparticle free. Our state-of-the-art technical capabilities enable us to produce spray-dried products without addition of silicon dioxide. These products show similar flowability performance and characteristics to conventional spray-dried products.

Request dairy formulations

We leverage our ingredient and application expertise to prepare standard formulations that support you in your product development. Request the formulations you need today and consult this list regularly. It is frequently supplemented with new formulations.

Can not find what you are looking for? Do not hesitate to contact us. We will develop a formulation suitable for your application.

Divi’s customized support for dairy manufacturers

We offer versatile and personalized solutions to help dairy manufacturers achieve their objectives in terms of innovation and product development:

Customized product development and stability testing in all applications

Customized ingredient solutions in liquids, beadlets and powder forms

Analytical testing from basic physical properties to sophisticated analytics

Comprehensive regulatory expertise for all major markets

Tailor-made solutions for specific needs

At Divi’s Nutraceuticals, we listen to our customers and understand their needs. We offer versatile and personalized solutions to help them achieve their objectives in terms of innovation and product development. In addition to our extensive portfolio, we can adapt our product formulations and solution concentrations to fit the individual needs of our customers.

* Regulatory Info

Beta-Carotene

EU: Beta-Carotene (E160a) needs to meet specifications in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012. Addition at “quantum satis” level considering GMP.

USA: Beta-carotene is a direct food substance affirmed as generally recognized as safe. As per 21 CFR 73.95 the color additive β-carotene may be safely used for coloring foods generally, in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice, except that it may not be used to color those foods for which standards of identity have been promulgated under section 401 of the act unless added color is authorized by such standards.

Apocarotenal

EU: The use of apocarotenal (E160e) as a food additive in the EU is determined by Reg. 1333/2008, specifying the respective food categories and maximum levels. Depending on the respective food category, the use of apocarotenal may be authorized as part of the group III additives where combined maximum limits apply or as individual additive, specified by an entry under E160e.

USA: The color additive [beta]-apo-8’-carotenal may be safely used for coloring foods generally, subject to the following restrictions: 1) The quantity of [beta]-apo-8’-carotenal does not exceed 15 milligrams per pound of solid or semisolid food or 15 milligrams per pint of liquid food. 2) It may not be used to color foods for which standards of identity have been promulgated under section 401 of the act unless added color is authorized by such standards. Labeling: Beta-apo-8’-carotenal (Color). Uses and restrictions: 21CFR73.90

Lycopene

EU: Lycopene (E160d) is permitted for food use in the EU as a color or nutritional ingredient.

USA: Lycopene can only be used as a nutritional ingredient in the USA.

Lutein

EU: Lutein (E161b) is permitted for food use in the EU as a color or nutritional ingredient.

USA: Lutein can only be used as a nutritional ingredient in the USA.