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Vibrant, fresh and clean label: Natural Colors

Jul 2018

Consumers often associate rich colors with freshness, quality and good taste. Natural colors offer benefits as they open up opportunities to deliver vibrantly colored foods with a clean label. Also, in this social media age, vibrant, natural foods are inherently “instagrammable.” Think charcoal, curcumin, beetroot and spirulina.

1.    Holanda Apolo Pinta Lengua Tutti Frutti Flavored Ice Cream (Mexico)
2.    Vitacress Garden Of Flavors Lemon, Honey And Algae Salad Dressing (Portugal)
3.    Nestle Smarties Soccer Edition Colored Chocolate Lentils (Germany)
4.    Mueller Riso 5 Korte: Rice Pudding With 5 Grains And Pear (Hungary)
5.    The Deli Beetroot And Mint Dip (UK)
6.    Fruittella Gummies With Fruit Juice (Belgium)
7.    AeroplaneNaturalColours And Flavours Raspberry Flavoured Jelly Crystals (Malaysia)
8.    Waterfolds Lite And Fruity Apple Berry Sparkling Natural Mineral Water (Australia)
9.    Dos Pinos Lula Yogurt Semi-Skimmed Yogurt With Strawberry-Raspberry Flavor (Costa Rica)
10.    Cartwright And Butler Fizzy Sherbet Pips Hard Boiled Sweets (UK)

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Vitacress Garden Of Flavors Lemon, Honey And Algae Salad Dressing (Portugal). Vinegar condiment with lemon, honey and algae. With fruit pulp. Green Dot Certified. With natural coloring (copper complexes of chlorophyllins).

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