Colours
Colours
Red
Introduction
Natural Red Food Colouring: Ignite with natural red
Ignite passion and captivate consumers with the vibrant spectrum of natural red food colouring from Plant-Ex. From the vibrant pink-red of Beetroot to the deep berry shades of Grape Skin, our expertly crafted solutions bring authentic, eye-catching hues to your food and beverage creations. Derived from nature’s rich palette, our red colours ensure your products stand out with a truly compelling visual appeal.
Discover the power of natural red. Contact our team today to explore our range of solutions and bring your product vision to life.
Shade
Carmine
Derived from the female cochineal beetle (Dactylopius coccus)
A bright pink-red
pH: sensitive to low pH
Light: Good
Heat: Excellent
Bakery, Dairy, Confectionery, Meats, Sauces & Seasonings
Red Beet
Made from the juice of red beetroots (Beta Vulgaris)
Vibrant pink-red shades
pH: stable in 4-7
Light: Poor
Heat: Poor
Beverages, Bakery, Dairy, Confectionery, Meats, Sauces & Seasonings
Radish
From the botanical source Radish (Raphanus sativus)
A bright red-orange in low pH, turning pinker in neutral applications
pH: < 4.5
Light: Good
Heat: Excellent
Beverages, Bakery, Dairy, Confectionery, Meats, Sauces & Seasonings
Red Cabbage
From the botanical source (Brassica Oleracea)
A reddish pink hue in acidic pH conditions, turning blue in neutral pH
pH: < 4.5
Light: Good
Heat: Excellent
Beverages, Bakery, Dairy, Confectionery, Meats, Sauces & Seasonings
Purple Sweet Potato
From the botanical source Ipomoea batatas
A vibrant pink in acidic pH, turning purple in neutral applications
pH: < 5.0
Light: Good
Heat: Excellent
Beverages, Bakery, Dairy, Confectionery, Meats, Sauces & Seasonings
Grape Skin
From the botanical source (Vitis vinifera)
A deep berry like red in acidic pH
pH: < 4.5
Light: Good
Heat: Excellent
Beverages, Bakery, Dairy, Confectionery, Meats, Sauces & Seasonings
Elderberry
From the botanical source Sambucus
A purple-reddish hue in acidic pH conditions
pH: < 4.5
Liaht: Good
Heat: Excellent
Beverages, Bakery, Dairy, Confectionery, Meats, Sauces & Seasonings
Black Carrot
From the botanical source (Daucus carota)
A deep red colour
pH: < 4.5
Light: Good
Heat: Excellent
Beverages, Bakery, Dairy, Confectionery, Meats, Sauces & Seasonings
Colour Insight
Natural red pigments suitable for vegan baking
Developing vibrant, heat-stable red hues for vegan bakery applications presents a significant technical challenge. While carmine, derived from the cochineal beetle, offers exceptional heat stability and colour brilliance, its animal origin renders it unsuitable for vegan and vegetarian formulations. Plant-Ex has addressed this challenge by pioneering a range of heat-stable red beet pigments.
Through advanced processing and formulation techniques, we have successfully recreated the intense colour delivery of carmine, ensuring consistent and visually appealing results in baked goods. These red beet pigments are specifically engineered to withstand the rigors of baking, maintaining their vibrancy and stability throughout the cooking process, thereby providing a reliable, ethical, and high-performance alternative for vegan-friendly bakery solutions
Ready to achieve vibrant, vegan-friendly red hues in your baked goods? Contact our team to learn more about our heat-stable red beet pigments.
Colour support services
Colour Services
Colour Blending
Unlock the perfect hue with our bespoke colour blending services, tailored specifically for your food or beverage project. We collaborate closely with our clients to craft custom shades that enhance product appeal, meet regulatory standards and maintain consistency within a range of different applications.
Shelf-life testing
Colour stability is essential to achieving a quality end product, and our NPD experts are on hand to ensure that your products look as good on the shelves as they do on the production line. From beverage to bakery, our team can test the stability of colours against challenges such as heat application and photo oxidation, and advise on the most suitable options for your application.
Colour matching
The key to successful colour matching lies in our advanced Colorimetry lab and Spectrophotometry, which precisely identify the target shade. This is followed by the application of our expertise, commitment and decades of industry experience to achieve an exact match. We carefully assess the customer’s application to confirm that the selected solution is the most appropriate.
Application support
If you need assistance with formulating innovative creations, our specialist applications team can assist you in bringing new ideas and concepts to life. We have access to the highest quality data from across the world of food & beverage, enabling us to provide accurate insights into future market trends, and design applications based on real world consumer behaviours.