Past and Present of Food Colours
You have to know the past to understand the present
Speakers: Catalina Ospina, technical marketing specialist and Katie Floyd, marketing specialist.
With all of the news about food colour, we dive into the history of both synthetic and naturally sourced pigments. We chat about the origins of synthetics, how colouring foods is interwoven in human history, and we touch on specific pigments we use today, such as carmine and spirulina.
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