Doehler Expands Color Portfolio With 100% Natural Red Hues

Doehler has signed numerous agreements regarding the cultivation in Turkey in order to ensure access to consistent qualities of the black carrot. The processing of the black carrot is done in Doehler's own, state-of-the-art production site in Akkent, Turkey.

13 April 2012 --- Doehler is expanding its portfolio of natural colors with Red Brilliance, a range of shining red hues. The coloring concentrates are produced from the black carrot in Doehler's own plant in Akkent, Turkey. The globally active producer, marketer and supplier of technology-based ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions turns its attention to the constantly increasing demand for colors from natural sources. The color range covers warm orange hues to shining ruby hues all the way to shades of blues. All colors meet the requirements of Clean Labeling and can be used in many food and beverage applications.

Achieving color brilliance, naturalness and stability was the objective during the development of the new red hues made from the black carrot. Why? Never before has the variety of foods and beverages been as great as it is today. The color of a product is often the key to success. Not only does the color play an important role in the purchasing decision, so does the naturalness. The challenge for natural colors: constant quality, stability and long-term availability. "Thanks to using state-of-the-art technology, we have been able to optimize the physical processing of the black carrot. The coloring concentrates gained from this processing are by far superior to other colors containing anthocyanin in terms of stability and cost-in-use. And even the color spectrum that can be derived from this raw material meets the demands of the market in an optimal way. The color shadings range from warm tones all the way to powerful, cool or subtle hues. Our color concentrates are free of sulphur dioxide," says Christian Benetka, Senior Product Manager Colors, of the DoehlerGroup.

Doehler has signed numerous agreements regarding the cultivation in Turkey in order to ensure access to consistent qualities of the black carrot. The processing of the black carrot is done in Doehler's own, state-of-the-art production site in Akkent, Turkey. "This is an important reason why we can deliver standardised qualities. We control the entire value added chain: From researching and selection of the optimal seeds, to the cultivation and harvesting all the way to processing into a coloring concentrate for customer-specific food and beverage applications. Through our integrated product portfolio and many years of application experience, we know how the colors react in combination with other ingredients. This is a vital requirement in achieving the highest-possible stability in the finished product", explains Benetka.

Along with colors made from the black carrot, Doehler also supplies a wide range of natural colors for foods and beverages.