Beetroot Juice Powder is an alternative to synthetic pigments. Because of the concept of green consumption, more and more consumers tend to use fewer synthetic food additives. Natural colorants are considered safe to eat. Therefore, Natural Beetroot Powder is more promising as a food additive than synthetic colorants.
Beetroot Coloring Benefits
Synthetic pigments have many negative effects on human health. Long-term consumption can cause allergic reactions, and some may even cause cancer. At the same time, the water solubility of natural pigments is very good. It helps them integrate into water-soluble food systems such as beverages, ice cream, etc. At the same time, natural food coloring is also attractive in terms of nutritional value. Beetroot extract is more popular in functional foods etc.
How to use Beetroot Powder？
Beetroot is mainly found in food and beverages in two forms. One is ground dehydrated beetroot and the other is beet juice. Dehydrated beetroot is in powder form, and beet juice can also be powdered by spray drying.
Fresh beetroot, beetroot powder, or extracted coloring can be used to brighten tomato pastes, soups, sauces, desserts, jams, jellies, candy ice cream, and breakfast cereals.
Beetroot Juice Powder is used to color a variety of foods, such as dairy products, yogurt, processed cheese, and candy, and is a natural color favored by producers and consumers.
Since beetroot juice changes color during heat treatment, it is only used in ice cream, candy and other foods that are processed at low or normal temperature.
It can also be used in mayonnaise recipes, either liquid or freeze-dried beetroot juice to replace synthetic food additives.
As a dietary supplement, it enhances tolerance to high-intensity exercise and physical activity. And beetroot pigment has no other side effects such as sensitization, and it is inexpensive. Therefore, beetroot is often used in the manufacture of different food products to meet the different dietary needs of consumers.
Summary
Beetroot has developed rapidly in food processing (food coloring, antioxidants, dietary fiber), feed, etc. Many components in beetroot have been applied to the food processing industry to replace traditional synthetic pigments, synthetic antioxidants and other food additives. It has great application prospects in the food industry.