Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Merck KGaA for Product Differentiation Excellence in Global Food Colors Market
The 2011 Frost & Sullivan Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award in food Colors has been presented to Merck KGaA for its Candurin® range of pearl effect colors. The Award is in recognition of Merck’s accomplishments in the food colors sector. Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Awards identifies exemplary achievements within a multitude of industries and functional disciplines each year.
“With its Candurin® range, Merck KGaA has overcome challenges associated with pearlescent pigments, including dust in the food manufacturing center, safety and labelling data, technical support for application development and stability”, opined the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices team. “The Candurin® range of mineral food grade pearl effect colors is a replacement for the ubiquitous color lake and dyes used in chocolates, confectioneries and other foods. In particular, Candurin® can effectively replace insoluble artificial colors, thereby perfectly matching the growing market need for natural food ingredients”, the jury concluded.
Gold, silver, bronze, blue, red and green color effects can be created with Merck’s Candurin® pearl effect colors. The color effects are created out of mineral components – potassium aluminum silicate (mica – E 555), titanium dioxide (E 171) and/or iron oxide (E 172).
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