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US 2025/0051580 A1Published application
Natural colorants and processes of making the same
AssigneeWILD Flavors, Inc.
InventorsGregory Horn, Lori Murphy, Shaowen Wu, Laura Stidham, Ahmad Hilaly
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards natural colorants comprising a material selected from the group consisting of genipin, purified genipin, pre-genipin compounds, iridoid compounds, genipin derivatives, a genipin-containing substance, and combinations of any thereof; and a primary amine containing compound. Processes of making natural colorants are further disclosed. Additionally, processes of producing a desired color of natural colorants are disclosed.
Claims15
A process comprising:
- mixing an isolated or purified glutamine with a material in the form selected from the group consisting of whole fruit, fruit juice, fruit puree, fruit juice concentrate, dried powder from fruit, dried powder from juice, water-insoluble parts of fruit, and combinations of any thereof, thus forming a blend;
- adjusting a pH of the blend to between 4-9
- heating the blend, thus producing a natural colorant;
- and
- wherein the fruit is Genipa americana.
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