Heading to Food Ingredients Europe 2025 in Paris? Let’s talk NATURAL COLORS!
Are you looking to replace artificial colors or reformulate with clean-label, high-performance natural alternatives?
Our natural color specialists from BioconColors will be waiting for you at Fi Europe 2025 in Paris.
Swing by Hall 7.2 – R41 or send a quick message to book a dedicated slot with our team. https://lnkd.in/etvDY5Q6
Let’s make your next product brilliantly natural!
On October 8–9, 2025, BioconColors participated in the Food Tech Fair 2025 in Mexico, an event dedicated to the technologies shaping the future of food production. This year’s edition brought together innovators, solution providers, and emerging leaders focused on transforming the industry through smarter, cleaner, and more sustainable ingredients.
For BioconColors, the Food Tech Fair was an ideal platform to highlight how natural color solutions can contribute to the next generation of food innovation. Beyond presenting our portfolio, we focused on demonstrating real-world applications—showcasing how our natural pigments perform in bakery, confectionery, dairy, and beverage prototypes. These hands-on demonstrations opened dynamic conversations with R&D teams and technologists who visited our stand.
This year, we also saw a significant increase in interest from companies needing to transition from artificial to natural color solutions, driven by the upcoming regulatory changes in the United States regarding the ban on artificial colors. Many visitors were actively seeking guidance on reformulating their products to meet future compliance requirements without compromising visual appeal or stability.
Across the two days, we met with companies exploring formulation efficiency, and clean-label reformulation. Many were particularly interested in our tailor-made color development, where we collaborate closely with manufacturers to design unique shades or replace synthetic colors without significantly sacrificing performance.
Our participation highlighted BioconColors’ role as a forward-thinking partner in natural ingredient technology—one that understands both the creative and technical sides of product development. The fair also gave us the opportunity to connect with food-tech startups and ingredient specialists working at the forefront of sustainable food innovation.
A warm thank-you to everyone who visited us during the event. We look forward to continuing these conversations and helping shape a more naturally colorful future for the food industry.
Connect with our LATAM team at the Expo-Ingredients Peru fair from November 14th to 16th, 2024!
We’re excited to welcome you to visit us at Expo Ingredients Peru 2024! You’ll find us at Pavilion Ingredients and Additives, Stand A-137. We will highlight the most recent breakthroughs in the natural food coloring sector and explain how our natural coloring solutions can be applied across a wide range of applications.
Come explore our extensive range of natural color solutions and connect with our expert team, ready to answer any questions you have. Reach out to schedule a meeting in advance. Save the dates – November 14th-16th, 2024 – and be sure to stop by Stand A-137 at the Pavilion Ingredients and Additives.
We look forward to seeing you at Expo Ingredients Peru!
In today’s health-conscious world, consumers are becoming increasingly discerning about the products they consume. Nutraceuticals, a fusion of “nutrition” and “pharmaceuticals,” offer a compelling promise of health and wellness benefits beyond basic nutrition. To meet the evolving demands of the health-savvy consumer, the nutraceutical industry has embraced a vital trend – the use of natural colors.
Why Natural Colors Matter in Nutraceuticals
Natural colors in nutraceuticals serve a dual purpose: they enhance the visual appeal of the product and align with consumers’ growing preference for clean, wholesome ingredients. Here’s why they matter:
1. Clean Label Appeal
In an age of ingredient scrutiny, consumers are seeking products with clean labels. Natural colors, sourced from fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based ingredients, have an intrinsic wholesome appeal. This aligns perfectly with the ethos of nutraceuticals, which are perceived as products that promote well-being.
2. Health-Conscious Choice
Nutraceuticals are all about health, and natural colors reinforce that message. Consumers associate natural colors with health and wellness, making these products more enticing. This association can positively influence purchasing decisions.
3. Allergen-Friendly Options
For individuals with food allergies or sensitivities, natural colors offer a safer choice. Synthetic colors may sometimes be derived from allergenic sources, whereas natural colors are generally considered more allergen-friendly.
4. Regulatory Compliance
Many regulatory agencies worldwide are tightening their grip on synthetic color usage due to safety concerns. Natural colors, being derived from natural sources, tend to navigate regulatory hurdles more smoothly, making them a preferred choice.
5. Marketing Advantage
The use of natural colors can be an excellent marketing strategy. Highlighting them on product packaging and marketing materials can set nutraceutical products apart in a competitive market. It signals transparency and an emphasis on quality.
6. Functional Benefits
Natural colors can do more than just add vibrant hues to your nutraceuticals. Many of them, sourced from fruits and vegetables, bring additional health benefits due to their rich phytonutrient content. This adds another layer of appeal to your product.
7. Shelf-Life and Stability
Natural colors have made significant strides in terms of stability over the years. They can now withstand various environmental factors like heat, light, and pH levels, ensuring a longer shelf life without compromising on quality.
8. Global Expansion
As the global demand for nutraceuticals continues to soar, the use of natural colors allows manufacturers to cater to diverse international markets. These colors can adapt to various cultural and regional preferences, making your product more globally accessible.
Conclusion: The Healthy Choice for Nutraceuticals
In conclusion, natural colors in nutraceuticals are more than just a trend; they’re a necessity. They meet the expectations of consumers who seek clean, health-conscious, and visually appealing products. By embracing this trend, nutraceutical manufacturers can enhance the allure of their products while staying true to their promise of better health and well-being.
Embrace the healthy hue of natural colors in your nutraceuticals, and you’ll not only meet the demands of today’s consumers but also position your brand at the forefront of the evolving nutraceutical industry.
Remember, when it comes to nutraceuticals and natural colors, health and vibrancy go hand in hand.
Driven by the health and eco-awareness consumer trend, the demand for meat-free products is surging. This has resulted in a proliferation of meat alternatives entering the market. In Europe, the market share of meat alternatives is slightly smaller than in the US, but the penetration is higher.
The growth potential for the European market is favourable, this also because several leading players, like Unilever and Nestlé believe in the market potential of the meat substitute market and are investing significantly in order to acquire their share.
For many consumers who are adopting vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian diets this phase is mainly about product discovery. This product discovery phase is a crucial time for meat alternative manufactures to position their product in the heart and minds of the consumer in order to maximize traction in a future maturing market. For many manufacturers this means continuous innovation in the pursuit of the desired balance desired taste, texture, appearance and mouthfeel.
To help food producers in their quest for the desired meat substitute BioconColors has developed a range of meat alternative coloring formulations. The coloring formulations are formulated in such a way to help to mimic the appearance of real burgers. All colorants used in our meat alternative formulations 100% based on natural colors. Read more on our meat alternative color range and request our Meat Alterative Color Guide.
Carmine has reigned the red zones of the color spectrum in food, beverage & cosmetics for many centuries. Carmine’s unique coloring characteristics made carmine a legendary red dye treasured by the ancient Mexicans and sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. Shipped to Europe, the dye created a sensation, producing the brightest, strongest red the world had ever seen. Carmine became one of the world’s most precious commodities after gold and silver. Spain’s cochineal monopoly was worth a fortune, this luminous luxury was a source of war and intrigue. But in Europe, few fully understood the nature of carmine. Was it made from plant or animal? Could it be stolen from Mexico and transplanted to their colonies? The quest to crack the cochineal enigma and break Spain’s monopoly lasted three hundred years.
Nowadays despite continuous attempts to knock carmine of its throne, there is still no natural color that matches the unique combined characteristics of carmine. Currently Europe takes the highest share of carmine launches in food and drink launches with a red coloring ingredient. 64% of European food and drink launches that contain a type of red color contain carmine. The majority of the worlds’ carmine production now takes place in Peru.
For those interested in learning more about the history of Carmine the book from Amy Butler “A perfect Red” comes highly recommended.
For over 37 years BioconColors has been one of the world’s leading carmine producers. Are you interested in using Carmine in your application? Contact us
On February 21-2020, EU voted positive on the revised annatto color legislation. This will create a better alignment between EU specifications and CODEX Standard JECFA monographs reducing regulatory complexities for manufacturers. The new annatto labeling requirements are a consequence of a more detailed definition and classification of annatto extracts. Several food categories in which annatto bixin and norbixin is allowed will be adjusted and revised labeling will be implemented. Detailed information per category can be found on the Eur-Lex website.