Natural food colors for dairy products

In the modern dairy market, the most important consumer demands include taste, health, sustainability, and naturalness.

Natural food colors for dairy made from fruits, vegetables, and plants can deliver soft pastel shades to accentuate dairy products’ flavor while enhancing their healthy, sustainable positioning.

Our vast range of EXBERRY® plant-based colors can deliver effective results in almost any dairy product. Discover our application solutions and how we can assist you in achieving your desired color.

Milk drinks and yogurt

EXBERRY® can be used to achieve a wide range of shades in flavored milk drinks and yogurts without compromising on the label.

When using plant-based colors in these applications, pH and thermal processing are the main technical considerations. Appropriate dosage levels will boost color retention when utilizing HTST or UHT processing.

Example of EXBERRY® in milk drinks and yogurt

Yellow cream cheese in a small glass bowl — Shade Lemon Yellow

Orange cream cheese in a small glass bowl — Shade Orange – Stable

Pink cream cheese in a small glass bowl — Shade Fiesta Pink

Puple cream cheese in a small glass bowl — Shade Brilliant Pink

Blue cream cheese in a small glass bowl — Shade Blue – HP

Yellow milk drink in a glass — Shade Yellow – Cloudy

Orange milk drink in a glass — Shade Brilliant Orange

Pink milk drink in a glass — Shade Fiesta Pink

Purple milk drink in a glass — Shade Brilliant Pink

Blue milk drink in a glass — Shade Blue – HP

Ice cream and frozen yogurt

Plant-based colors can be used to showcase indulgent flavors in ice cream and frozen yogurts while supporting natural ingredient lists.

For optimal color performance with natural colors, there are several technical factors to consider, including fat content, pH, overrun, and thermal processing.

Example of EXBERRY® in ice cream and frozen yogurt

A scoop of yellow ice cream — Shade Bright Yellow

A scoop of orange ice cream — Shade Sunstone Orange

A scoop of blue ice cream — Shade Blue – HP + Rubescent Red

A scoop of green ice cream — Shade Jade Green

Water ices and sorbets

EXBERRY® color solutions can deliver vibrant shades including red, purple, blue, green, violet, orange, and yellow in popsicles, water ices, and sorbets.

Bright shades are used to indicate flavor, encourage consumers to try your product, and set it apart in-store.

For optimal color performance, it is essential to consider factors including pH and thermal processing. Stability is good for frozen systems across all EXBERRY® shades.

Example of EXBERRY® in water ices and sorbets

A scoop of red ice cream — Shade Vivid Red

A scoop of pink ice cream — Shade Brilliant Pink

A scoop of purple ice cream — Shade Purple Plum

Yellow sorbet ice cream on a stick — Shade Yellow – Cloudy

Orange sorbet ice cream on a stick — Shade Mandarin

Red sorbet ice cream on a stick — Shade Vivid Red

Pink sorbet ice cream on a stick — Shade Fiesta Pink

Blue sorbet ice cream on a stick — Shade Blue – HP

Green sorbet ice cream on a stick — Shade Jade Green

Fruit prep

Fruit prep is an important component of desserts and yogurts, adding to their sweetness, texture, and color.

EXBERRY® enhances and standardizes the appearance of processed fruit preparations by smoothing out any seasonal variations.

When using plant-based colors in fruit prep, key considerations include fat content, pH, and thermal processing. It is important to recognize that color performance will be different in the standalone fruit prep compared to when mixed into the dairy product.

Example of EXBERRY® in fruit prep

Little glas bowl with yellow jam — Shade Lemon Yellow

Little glas bowl with orange jam — Shade Orange – Stable

Little glas bowl with red jam — Shade Veggie Red

Little glas bowl with pink jam — Shade Fiesta Pink

Little glas bowl with purple jam — Shade Purple Plum

Little glas bowl with blue jam — Shade Blue – HP

Cheese

Color is vital in processed cheese products to create a finished product that consumers recognize. Our plant-based colors allow brands to achieve the shades consumers expect to see in processed cheese products.

Some natural pigments may shift from orange to a yellow hue in the presence of fat, heat, and shear. GNT’s experts can provide insights into which plant-based colors are best suited to your products.