Natural Ingredients
“while colours from natural sources can bring a rainbow of possibilities, they can also create formulation challenges”
rainbow of possibilities, they can also create formulation challenges. Our proprietary and patented micronisation technology creates vibrant colours with plating characteristics, which keeps them stable, and our patented emulsion technology delivers heat, light and acid-stable colours that do not bleed or migrate. Both technologies are crucial when developing swirled hard candies,” advises Hélène. “Plus, our proprietary extraction technology removes unwanted notes, such as bitterness from bright orange turmeric. Our Colors from Nature™ portfolio works across confections, giving manufacturers stable solutions to achieve gorgeous hard and coated candies, panned confections, macarons and petit fours,” she adds.
Flavours derived from natural sources can also present
hurdles, especially as they may be subject to crop variations between harvests, which may impact quality and stability over a confection’s shelf life. “Through our global supply chain, we work directly with farmers to ensure quality and performance, such as for our citrus oils and juices, vanilla ingredients and
mint varieties. Coupled with our formulation expertise and cutting-edge techniques, we create delectable flavours from these raw materials for delightful candies,” says Hélène. “For instance, we use our gentle cold extraction process for whole fruit extracts, selective concentration for all folding levels, and separation and fractionation technologies to create sweet and sour citrus flavours, elevating lollipops, gummies and drops. Plus, our vanilla beans are transparently sourced through our joint venture with a farmer cooperative in Madagascar, SAVAN™, which enables us to source quality vanilla for our flavourists to develop delicious flavours for sweets, toffees and bars. Additionally, our SustainMINT™ program facilitates more sustainable farming approaches, producing innovative mint products that come from proprietary, natural and non- GMO plant varieties that help ultimately flavour traditional mint drops and chewing gum.” In ADM’s research, I am keen to know if they have come across any new exciting raw materials that offer more shades and spectrum, and unsurprisingly, they have! “Yes, we’re most excited about the recent launch of our PearlEdge™ line of proprietary white colour solutions, which are created using raw materials derived from nature, including native corn starch,” affirms Hélène. “Achieving a bright, uniform white colour can be challenging, particularly as formulators search for alternative solutions to titanium dioxide (TiO2) with the EU ban on the ingredient now in effect. Current alternatives, such as modified starch, calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate, can pose a range of formulation and labelling drawbacks. However, our
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