Oleoresins For Color produced by Joseph Adams Corporation.

Oleoresins are special extracts of spices and herbs. They are particularly suitable for flavoring and coloring food, food products and other materials needing their special qualities. Those botanicals used for flavor will contain all of the flavor and aroma and part of the color. Others that are used predominately for color will have all of the color and part of the flavor and aroma. Below is a list of Oleoresins for Color produced by Joseph Adams Corporation.

  • Annatto Colors — The Annatto colors are generated by the extraction of the seeds of the Bixa orellana L. The extract comes in two basic forms. One is an oil dispersible suspension of extract in a vegetable oil base. The other is an aqueous alkaline solution of the extract. The color is light to dark orange and imparts a yellow to orange hue to the products that it is used in.

  • Color Blends — Custom blends of natural color extracts formulated to provide consistent, application-specific shades for a wide variety of food and beverage products.

  • Oleoresin Paprika — A natural color extract obtained from paprika peppers that imparts vibrant orange to deep red hues while contributing a mild pepper character.

  • Oleoresin Turmeric — A natural color extract obtained from turmeric rhizomes that provides bright yellow to golden hues with excellent coloring properties for food applications.