Turn Up the Taste with vibrant Colors

In recent years, veganism has gained in popularity. Beyond this movement, more and more consumers want to avoid ingredients derived from animals. To help food producers meet the demand, our range of ingredients includes many alternatives suitable for a vegan diet.

Many vegan products (like tofu, plant proteins, or starch-based bases) start with a neutral or off-white color. Our carotenoids are used to color vegan products, particularly to give them natural shades of yellow, orange or red that enhance consumer’s perception of the taste, freshness and richness of the product. They meet the growing demand for clean label colors in the food industry.

DIVI’S COLOR RANGE FOR VEGAN FOOD

Our carotenoids are encapsulated in a spray-drying or beadlet process which protects the actives during shelf life. Our carotenoid forms provide ease in handling and flexibility for processing.

Thanks to their stabilized formulation, our carotenoids offers superior coloration performance in vegan food, allowing appealing products without compromising on natural aspect.*

  • Wide range of colors possible, from light yellow to dark red
  • Reproducible color shade
  • Appropriate texture
  • Superior stability during processes like cooking, drying and frying
  • No sensory impact

DIVI’s carotenoids: Colors That Make Plants Pop

We formulate our carotenoids to offer superior performance in a variety of vegan foods:

  • Beta-Carotene: Bright yellow to orange color range, used in margarine, vegan cheese, snacks, beverages, soups, sauces

  • Apocarotenal: Reddish-orange hue, used in confectionery, beverages, vegan processed foods
  • Lycopene: Deep red color, used in vegan meats, pasta sauces, dips, tomato-flavored snacks
  • Lutein: Yellow tones, used in baked goods, spreads, soups, and cereals

  • Canthaxanthin: Orange-red tint, occasionally used in vegan meat analogues or decorative coatings

Request VEGAN fOOD 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 INGREDIENTS FOR VEGAN FOOD

Our range of vitamins and carotenoids includes many forms suitable for vegan diets, as well as plant-based alternatives.

Please consult our catalog for a detailed list of products or contact us for more information.

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 for foods

To help our customers target consumer demand for additive-free foods, 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.

Divi’s customized support for vegan food manufacturers

We offer versatile and personalized solutions to help vegan food 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

Canthaxanthin

EU: Canthaxanthin(E161g) is not permitted in the EU as a direct food color.

USA: The color additive canthaxanthin may be safely used for coloring foods generally subject to the following restrictions:
(i) The quantity of canthaxanthin does not exceed 30 mg per pound of solid or semisolid food or per pint of liquid food; and
(ii) 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.

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.