2022 Annual Popular Color - Periwinkle Blue
Jul 07, 2022
2022 Annual Popular Color - Periwinkle Blue
The international color authority Pantone released the 2022 annual popular color - periwinkle blue (PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri), which is a blue to purple hue, can give people a gentle and comfortable visual effect.
However, if this as the main color of food (especially drinks), I think few people will like it. Because studies have shown that blue-toned food can suppress appetite and give people a sense of full pigmentation. But drinks with gradient colors or lighter shades of blue may bring back the desire to taste.
Phycocyanin is a dark blue powder isolated from spirulina. It is a natural blue pigment protein with green, healthy and natural properties that can be used in food, cosmetics and functional foods.
Phycocyanin is now approved in several countries and Keynovo counted the regulations of the following countries.
USA
(1) Aqueous extract of cyanobacteria (Spirulina maxima and Spirulina obtusa) rich in phycocyanin is GRAS certified (GRN No. 424)
Use: All food ingredients except infant formula and foods under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, up to 250 mg/serving
(2) Spirulina extracts with phycocyanin as the main coloring component are exempt from certification when used as color additives.
Scope of use: Candy coloring (including candy and chewing gum), frosting, ice cream and frozen desserts, dessert coatings and toppings, beverage mixtures and powders, yogurt, custard sauces, puddings, white cheese, gelatin, bread crumbs, ready-to-eat - edible cereals (excluding puffed cereals), coating formulations applied to dietary supplement tablets and capsules at levels in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and seasonal coloring of hard-boiled eggshells, except that it cannot be used to color food as characterized by Section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act unless the added color is authorized for use by these standards
Japan
Spirulina pigment (a substance based on phycocyanin extracted from spirulina) is an existing additive and can be used as a coloring agent
Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Spirulina (derived from Spirulina obtusifolia, the main pigment is phycocyanin) is a food additive
Singapore Food Authority
Spirulina extract or cyanobacterial cyanidin extracted from Spirulina is a food additive permitted by Singapore food regulations
Requirements: Lead content ≤ 2 mg/kg; Arsenic content ≤ 2 mg/kg; Mercury content ≤ 1 mg/kg; negative for microcystins
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