Chr. Hansen Natural Colors A/s

Oterra A/s

Céline Chanforan

Eric Jouenne

Patrick Lemmonier

Carine Mané

Carine Mane

1. A composition, which is an anthocyanin-based colorant composition comprising 50-90 mol-%, based on the total amount of anthocyanins, of pelargonidin-based anthocyanins, and wherein (i) >70 mol-% of all anthocyanins are acylated with at least one phenolic acid; and (ii) >20 mol-% of all anthocyanins are acylated with at least one hydroxycinnamic acid; and wherein the composition has a red color with a hue value H≥ in the L*C*h* color system in the range of 10-30, measured at an L*-value of (70.0±0.1) in a 0.1 mol/l trisodium citrate dihydrate buffer at pH 3 in a 1 cm-length quartz cell using Spectraflash 650 (Datacolor) in transmission mode under D65 illuminant 10 Deg. Also, the present invention relates to use of the above compositions as a food colorant.

Anthocyanin-based colorant

Use of a caramel colorant derived composition comprising the lower Molecular Weight (MW) solid particles of a caramel color product of Class I (E150a), Class II (E150b), Class III (E150c), Class IV (E150d) or a mixture of these Classes for coloring an edible product.

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Bouillargues, France

Céline Chanforan