Food colorants are widely used and will develop in a green and healthy direction

Food colorants, also known as food pigments, are additives whose main purpose is to color food. They have the function of improving the color of food and stimulating human appetite.

There are many types of food colorants. They can be divided into fat-soluble colorants and water-soluble colorants according to their different solubility. They can be divided into natural colorants and synthetic colorants according to their sources. Natural colorants can be divided into ketones and pyrroles. , quinones and polyphenols, etc. Synthetic colorants can be classified into azo, diphenylmethane, etc. Natural colorants are more expensive, have poor dyeability and compatibility, are greatly affected by external factors such as pH value and light, and have low cost performance. Synthetic colorants are brightly colored, low in price, and have high cost performance. Commonly used colorants on the market include paprika red, sorghum red, gardenia yellow, cocoa pigment, carmine, lemon yellow, etc.

According to the “2023-2028 Food Colorants Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospects Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, Food colorants are widely used in beverages, candies, canned fruits and other products. With the continuous development of the food industry, high-looking foods have strong appeal to consumers, and the market size of food colorants continues to expand. The global food colorants market size will exceed 17 billion yuan in 2022, and is expected to exceed 26 billion yuan in 2028, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 7% from 2022 to 2028.

Progress in science and technology will improve food colorant production technology and promote the research and development of new food colorants, expanding the application range of food colorants and improving product performance to meet the diversified needs of the ever-evolving market.

As people’s requirements for food health and safety continue to increase, the country has promulgated a number of policies and regulations to formulate a series of standards for the production and use of food colorants to promote the development of the industry in a standardized direction.

Due to frequent food safety issues in recent years, consumers have a certain resistance to foods containing food colorants and have doubts about the safety of food colorants. Food colorant manufacturers need to actively promote and popularize product-related knowledge so that consumers have a correct understanding of food colorants. At the same time, they must strengthen the research and application of natural colorants, improve the performance of natural colorants, and promote the direction of the industry. Develop in a green and healthy direction.

Industry analysts said that food colorants are widely used in the food industry and can improve food color and enhance human appetite. They are a variety of It is one of the indispensable food additives in food production, with huge market demand and good industry development prospects. Food colorant manufacturers need to cater to market demand, increase capital investment, develop products with higher safety and superior performance, and actively promote and educate food colorant-related knowledge so that consumers have a correct understanding of food colorants. At the same time, we must improve environmental awareness, reduce pollution emissions, and promote green and sustainable development of the industry.