Assessing the sustainability of natural and artificial food colorants

Food producers thrive towards the satisfaction of today’s consumer demands for natural, safe, and sustainable food products. Thereby, the application of food colorants is a major issue. In this article, we aimed at giving insights into the evaluation of natural and artificial food colorants and revealing weaknesses within the value chain by use of a hot spot analysis. Implying red hues, natural plant-based anthocyanins (E163) and lycopene...