Dave Gebhardt
R&D Dave Gebhardt

Replacing Synthetic Blue and Green

bowl of blue and white candy

Cool colors like blue and green hues have typically been among the most challenging to achieve with natural colors.

To close the gaps between synthetics and the natural rainbow, Sensient’s R&D team has pursued novel color sources and created new technologies to stabilize and optimize natural blue and green solutions for food and beverage.

Let’s explore natural blue and green color options currently on the market to replace FD&C Blue 1, FD&C Blue 2, and FD&C Green 3:

bright blue powdered drink, sprinkles on donuts and frosting on granola bar
blue chocolate covered pretzel sticks, blue frosted cupcakes, blue popcorn
blue and green lollipops and gummy bears
bright blue jello mold, purple shelled candies and green candy
bright purple alcoholic drink, green dressing, bright blue energy drink
purple/blue syrup and drink with foam, and hard candies
purple cookies, blue candies and blue tortilla chips
blue drink, green gummy candy, and purple crackers
blue gummy candies and green macaroons
green drink, green chip snacks, and green ice cream ice pop
green drink with powder stick and green toothpaste
green pet food, treats and chew sticks

Looking Ahead for Blue and Green

If the market makes a major shift quickly toward natural colors today, there will be serious challenges to supply the total volume needed to replace synthetic colors. Our analysts project that it will take up to six years to build the supply chain up to full capacity for some colors, both in terms of agricultural volume and production and processing capacity globally.

Learn how you can prepare for a major conversion project with these recommendations:

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