Natural colorants

What is annatto?

This product is a natural orange-yellow pigment made from annatto seeds (Bixa orellana L.) using modern extraction, separation, purification, and spray-drying processes. Its main component is arbutin, which possesses excellent coloring properties and good stability, producing a bright orange-yellow to orange-red hue. It is widely used in food, beverages, dairy products, baking, and condiments, and is a safe and highly effective natural coloring agent.

Applications

Dairy:

Our Annatto delivers stable, natural yellow-to-orange hues across the full dairy portfolio — from hard cheese to frozen desserts. Its excellent oil solubility ensures uniform dispersion in fat-rich systems, eliminating the speckling and separation common with inferior colorants.

Applications: Cheese (natural & processed), yogurt, flavored milk drinks, ice cream, dairy-based desserts, butter, margarine.

Beverages:

Bright orange-to-yellow tones with no off-flavor, no sedimentation, and no label warning requirements. For water-based systems, our emulsified and microencapsulated Norixin forms deliver uniform dispersion and long-term shelf stability.

Applications: Juice drinks, plant-based beverages, functional drinks, sports drinks, powdered drink mixes, jelly drinks.

Processed Foods:

From baked goods to extruded snacks, Annatto withstands processing temperatures that degrade most natural yellows. It performs across pH ranges and can be blended with other natural colors (beet red, caramel, chlorophyll) to build custom shade profiles.

Applications:Cakes, cookies, crackers, filled snacks, confectionery, puffed snacks, seasoning powders.

Premixes & Blends :

Annatto's standardized concentrations and free-flowing powder form make it ideal for custom premix formulations. Combine with vitamins, minerals, flavors, or other functional ingredients for one-shot production convenience.