Color of the Week: Spirulina Blue
The cyanobacterium is capable of natural greens, blues, and violets.
Just a few months ago, FDA approved spirulina as a natural source of coloring for, among many food applications, ice creams and frozen desserts. Here's spirulina at work in a blue ice cream. The nutrient-rich bacterium is especially rich in pigmented compounds called phycocyanins, which make possible natural blues, greens, and even violets.
Color of the Week is a new series in partnership with natural colors specialists. The above photo is courtesy of GNT USA Inc. (Tarrytown, NY).
The Nutritional Outlook Podcast Episode 33: Keeping up with contract manufacturing
July 26th 2024Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.
