Powders

Products are available as dry powders. This form can be preferred as it allows for a longer shelf life when stored, and also allows for ambient storage for most products.

Liquids

Products are available as water soluble liquid systems or as liquid emulsions or oil based liquids.

Blends

As is true with the synthetic colors, natural colors may also be blended, with other natural colors or also with synthetic colors also, in order to achieve any desired shade. These may be in liquid or in powder form.

Oleoresin

In the extraction process, for many of the natural colors, such as paprika for example, the end product is an oleoresin, which contains the colorant, and may also contain other ingredients inherent to the vegetable or plant source, such as flavor components.

Suspensions

The natural pigments may also be uniformly dispersed into suitable carriers, such as oil or propylene glycol.

Emulsions Encapsulated Forms

Many of the natural colors are inherently oil soluble or insoluble pigments. In order to use them in water based applications, they may be emulsified with food grade ingredients in order to make them water dispersible or water miscible.