Epecol®
Natural Colors
Derived from plants, invertebrates and minerals. A natural alternative to color food.
Products
Use
To give a lemon yellow to saffron hue to all kinds of industrial food. It withstands temperature changes. Highly soluble. Long shelf life.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Flour products, seasonings, dry pasta, dairy products, ice creams, water ice, snacks, sweets, sauces, instant soups.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
The Bixa orellana is a tree called achiote in South America. The pericarp of its seeds contains a thin dust from which bixin is extracted. The bixin is part of the caretenoid family, a yellow, oil-soluble color widely distributed in the vegetal kingdom. Two color additives may be prepared: Oil-soluble bixin and water-soluble norbixin.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Ice creams, margarine, edible oil, yogurt, flour, cookies, pastry products, baking products.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
Carmine is one of the oldest color additives. Its dying power derives from the carminic acid found in the Dactilopius coccus Costa or cochineal. Chemically, carmine is defined as a complex compound that forms the carminic acid with aluminum and calcium ions, and also binds with protein compounds. Carmine is not soluble in water and alcohol and it is soluble in alkaline media. It is an almost impalpable red or crimson powder. Compared to synthetic dyes, carmine is heat- and chemical rust-resistant. It has good stability to light. It is a very stable product; no changes have been detected in its content of carminic acid over time. Its main property is its great coloring power, which undoubtedly surpasses that of any other product.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Flour products, seasonings, dry pasta, dairy products, ice creams, water ice, snacks, sweets, sauces, instant soups.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
A natural food color or synthetic dye. Its hue ranges from orange to yellow. It is obtained naturally by extraction from carrots and algae or synthetically by biosynthesis of microorganisms. Our body transforms that substance in vitamin A. It is known as Food Orange 5.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Flour products, seasonings, dry pasta, dairy products, ice creams, water ice, snacks, sweets, sauces, instant soups.
Packaging
5 kg bags or boxes.
Use
Caramel color is a water-soluble food color additive. It is made by the thermal treatment of carbohydrates or in the presence of acids, alkalines or salts. It may be classified as caramel I, II, III, IV. It smells like burnt sugar and has a somewhat bitter taste. Its color ranges from pale yellow to dark amber.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Flour products, seasonings, dry pasta, dairy products, ice creams, water ice, snacks, sweets, sauces, instant soups.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
To give a green hue to any kind of industrial food. It withstands temperature changes. The sodium copper chlorophyllin is a by-product of chlorophyll which withstands temperature changes, is highly soluble and has a long shelf life.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Flour products, seasonings, dry pasta, dairy products, ice creams, water ice, snacks, sweets, sauces, instant soups.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
To give a lemon yellow to saffron hue to all kinds of industrial food. It withstands temperature changes, is highly soluble and has a long shelf life.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Ice creams, margarine, edible oil, yogurt, flour, cookies, pastry products, baking products.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
Lycopene is a bright red carotene and carotenoid and phytochemical pigment found in tomatoes and other red fruits and vegetables. Chemically, a carotene does not have any vitamin A activity. Industrially, it is obtained by organic synthesis.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
It may be used in fish and shellfish products, desserts, ice creams, seasonings, dressings, dietary supplements.
Packaging
5 kg boxes / 5, 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
Paprika oleoresin is a natural bright red color. It is obtained from peppers (Capsicum) by extraction. It may be offered in different color concentrations. It may be offered in two forms: liposoluble and hydrosoluble.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
It may be used in fish products, desserts, ice creams, dressings, meat products.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
Betanin, betacyanin, beetroot red or E-162 color is the extract of the juice of red beetroot, Beta vulgaris. It is generally extracted after cooking the beetroot in water and it has a pink color.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
It may be used in fish products, desserts, ice creams, dressings, meat products.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
Indigotine or indigo carmine is a nature-related color additive. It is synthesized from phenylglycine. It is a hydrosoluble color additive that is stable to heat and acid-sensitive.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Dairy products, ice creams, pastry, sorbets, drinks and sweets.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
Titanium dioxide is a natural white color additive. It is obtained by extraction from anatase (octahedral structure) and brookita (orthorhombic structure) mineral stones.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Dairy products, ice creams, pastry, drinks and sweets.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes.
- Reference
Aspect
Liquid form
Powder form
Seed form
Oil
Epecol®
Synthetic Dyes
Obtained by chemical synthesis. Food color additives with high-dyeing power and stability.
Products
Use
Azoic citrus yellow color. It is a hydrosoluble substance that is stable to heat, acids and light.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Dairy products, ice creams, pastry, sorbets, drinks and sweets.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
Yellow to orange synthetic dye. It belongs to the group of azoic dyes. It is known as Dawn Yellow or Yellow 6, Cl food Yellow 3.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Dairy products, ice creams, pastry, sorbets, drinks and sweets.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
It is a dark blue synthetic dye. It belongs to the group of azoic dyes.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Ice creams, cookies, pastry products, baking products.
Packaging
25 kg keg / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
Use
It is a hot red synthetic dye. It belongs to the group of azoic dyes.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Ice creams, cookies, pastry products, baking products.
Packaging
25 kg keg / 20 or 10 L jerrycans.
Use
It is a red-violet synthetic dye. It belongs to the group of azoic dyes.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Ice creams, cookies, pastry products, baking products.
Packaging
25 kg keg / 20 or 10 L jerrycans.
Use
It is a dark red synthetic dye. It belongs to the group of azoic dyes.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Ice creams, margarine, edible oil, yogurt, flour, cookies, pastry products, baking products.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes / 10 or 20 L jerrycans.
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Use
Although synthetic dyes may be used to color by dispersion, the best way to perform this process is by using lake dyes. Lakes are pigments obtained by precipitation of a synthetic food dye on an insoluble substrate (aluminum hydroxide) as aluminum salt. Pigments not soluble in water and in most dissolvents are obtained, which may be easily dispersed in powder products, which may also be used to color the fat phase of food. They have several advantages compared to soluble dyes: easier dispersion in powder products, thus avoiding mottled patches; higher stability to light and heat than the dyes from which they come; brighter and more brilliant colors. Low-, medium- and high-concentration lakes are obtained. Also, lakes from mixtures of synthetic dyes are obtained to cover the whole spectrum of colors.
Sector
(According to the Argentine Food Code C.A.A.)
Dairy products, ice creams, pastry, sorbets, drinks and sweets.
Packaging
25 kg bags or boxes.
- Reference
- Aspect
- Liquid form
- Powder form
- Seed form
- Oil