The interest in and demand for natural dyes has increased significantly in recent years; however, very few natural blue dyes are commercially available, because blue colored compounds in nature are relatively rare. In this ...

Monascus purpureus is an ascomycete known for decades for producing several metabolites of commercial interest. The objective of this work was to optimize the production of pigments of M. purpureus using submerged fermentation ...

Natural red colorants are highly appreciated by the food industry, and betalains are one such category. There are few sources in nature of betalains, which are commonly obtained from red beet as a colorant additive and ...

Among the natural sources, pigment producing microorganisms have potential to meet actual new defies. Natural colors develop the market tendencies of the product including associated features such as antioxidant, anticancer ...

The objective was to use natural pigments to replace sodium erythorbate (NaEry), a synthetic compound used as an antioxidant in sausage formulations, and to evaluate the oxidative stability of the samples. Six assays were ...

Leaf pigment concentration varied among populations, watersheds and between two consecutive years. The highest concentration of pigments was found in 2018, but both years showed the same trend among populations. Physiological, ...