About Canthaxanthin

Canthaxanthin is an oil soluble carotenoid pigment with a characteristic orange-red color. It occurs naturally in many foods such as mushrooms, crustaceans, fish and green algae.

Nature-identical canthaxanthin is used as a colorant in food and beverages. It advantageously replaces FD&C dyes and helps food marketers in their transition to clean labels.

Divi’s Canthaxanthin

As experts in the formulation of carotenoids, we offer nature-identical canthaxathin for coloration of a variety of foods and beverages. Both forms – microencapsulated beadlets and suspension – exhibit excellent performance in applications:

  • Excellent uniformity

  • Superior stability in both liquid and dry applications

  • Consistent color shade in food preparations

Our canthaxanthin forms are kosher/halal certified, gluten-free, non-GMO and do not contain ingredients of known allergenic potential. They are suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets.

DIVI’S COLOR SOLUTIONS FOR FOOD & BEVERAGES

From pale yellow to warm orange and bright red, our range of carotenoids
offers a broad spectrum of colors for food and beverages. Our ingredients are
stable, enabling you to achieve consistent color shades in your applications.
They are an ideal replacement for artificial colorants, helping beverage
manufacturers make the transition to clean labels.

Our color fans give you an indication of the colors that can be achieved
depending on the carotenoids used and their concentration. They don’t
guarantee exact color rendering in relation to the final product.

Our experts have years of experience in coloring and color matching. They
will work with you to develop the formulation best suited to your needs.

A variety of applications

Thanks to our formulation expertise, we offer canthaxanthin forms which can be used in a wide range of applications. These include, but are not limited to:

BEVERAGES

Fruit juices
Vegetable juices
Smoothies

Savory

Sausages

Vegan

Vegan sausages

Fats/Oils

Oils
Fat-based foods

CAKES

Cakes

Dairy

Yogurt

Confectionary

Gummies

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 canthaxanthin portfolio, we can adapt our product formulations and solution concentrations to fit the individual needs of our customers.

Divi’s Canthaxanthin Portfolio

As experts in the formulation of carotenoids, we offer canthaxanthin
suitable for colouring a variety of foods and beverages.

PRODUCT FORMS

  • Microencapsulated beadlets

  • Liquid suspension

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

  • Water dispersibility

  • Oil dispersibility

APPLICATIONS

  • Foods: dairy, bakery, cereals and bars, confectionary, savory, frozen food, spreads and oils

  • Beverages: powdered drinks, ready-to-drink

  • Supplements: gummies, powders, liquid supplements

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Regulatory Info

EU: Canthaxanthin 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

The statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please contact us for a list of references and citations.