Carbohydrate Quality

From eNewsletter 6/23/2025

DID YOU KNOW that the FDA approved three new natural color additives? As they phase out artificial colors, these are the three new approvedfood dyes:

• Butterfly pea flower extract creates bright blues, purples and natural greens in crackers, hard pretzels, plain potato and corn chips, tortilla and multigrain chips, snack mixes, alcoholic beverages, candy, coated nuts, dairy, fruit, sports drinks, fruit and vegetable juices, gums, ice creams, ready-to-drink teas, nutritional beverages, and yogurt.

• Calcium phosphate is approved as a white color for candy melts, doughnut sugar, ready-to-eat chicken products, and sugar.

• Galdieria extract blue is a unicellular red algae that can now be used in a range of products, including breakfast cereal coatings, chewing gums, flavored frostings, frozen fruits, fruit drinks, smoothies, juices, soft candy, water ices, popsicles, and various dairy products.

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