Caramel Colours

Product description

Caramel colour is a dark brown liquid caramel colour which is soluble in water. It is prepared by the controlled heat treatment of food sugars, with or without chemical compounds, which promote the caramelization. Its main objective is to give colour to foodstuffs.

4 classes of caramel colour:
• E150a: plain caramel
• E150b: caustic sulphite caramel
• E150c: ammonia caramel
• E150d: sulphite ammonia caramel
Widely used in the food industry, caramel colours are additives mainly used to add or intensify brown colours. More information on our technical document (available on request).

Specifications

Categories	Colours; Dairy; Sugars

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