INGREDIENTS

Canthaxanthin

Orange-yellow Carotenoid

Create healthier and more attractive products


Canthaxanthin is a natural pigment of the orange-yellow chanterelle mushroom. It’s highly effective for pigmentation in foods like confectionery and beverages – and is also a potent lipid-soluble antioxidant. Together, we’ll help make your products healthier, more attractive and more profitable.

Consumer interest and demand for natural ingredients continue to grow. In fact, in a Global Health and Ingredient Sentiment Survey1, 61% of consumers said that they try to avoid artificial colors in their food and beverage choices.

As the company responsible for the world’s first commercial synthesis of β-Carotene (and the global leader in carotenoid production), we have the experience and capabilities to help you meet this need. Our vast assortment of color choices can be formulated into your applications (singly or mixed) and they are tailor-made to meet your exact product specifications.

1Nielson, 2016

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More color choices

From pale lemon yellow to vibrant orange and red, we can provide a vast assortment of color choices. Canthaxanthin can be formulated into your applications, singly or mixed, to produce a virtually unlimited number of color tones and shades, formulated to meet your needs.

Consistent color quality

We’ll help you maintain uniform color consistency throughout your product line. Whereas certain food dyes and extracts have a tendency to become unstable and fade over time, our carotenoids are stable and far more tolerant to the effects of direct sunlight.

Natural colors with health benefits

Canthaxanthin is a natural pigment of the orange-yellow chanterelle mushroom – and is a potent lipid-soluble antioxidant. It’s part of our family of Carotenoids that provide health benefits to your products – for example as antioxidants in the body to protect cells, tissues and organs.

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