The FDA’s decision to allow manufacturers to use spirulina extract (from blue-green algae) to color confectionery has given US firms seeking to replace artificial colors more options for creating ...

If you thought kale was a bitter superfood to swallow, wait until you choke down blue-green algae. The cyanobacteria collected from the surface of freshwater lakes and ponds – also known as spirulina ...

There has been a noticeable upswing in demand for spirulina extract over the past 12-18 months as more big CPG brands have embarked on clean-label drives and more formulators have added the natural ...

Judging by recent actions involving Mars, Inc., McLean, Va., the clean label trend may be hitting the confectionery category in the form of naturally-sourced colors. In the Aug. 13, 2013, Federal ...

Spirulina is more and more celebrated as a "superfood" because of its possible beneficial properties, albeit its mechanism of action is still subjected to investigation. With the scientific name of ...

Researchers from the Vascular Physiopathology Laboratory of the IRCCS Neuromed in Pozzilli (Italy) reported that one of the extracts from spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) may counteract arterial ...

Scottish biotech company ScotBio has developed a patent-protected method of enhancing the amount of phycocyanin, the blue pigment, produced in spirulina. The company says this innovation will make ...

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration amended its color additive regulations for the safe use of spirulina extract as a color additive in candy and chewing gum, according to the Aug. 13 ...

This aquatic superfood is making waves. Spirulina, the blue-green algae that grows in freshwater (and sometimes salt water) and is packed with protein, vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids, is ...

Although the market for naturally derived food colors is well established, there is not yet a product for every need. Ingredients makers and food companies are busy developing more options for blue, ...

Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed I.R.C.C.S. Spirulina is more and more celebrated as a "superfood" because of its possible beneficial properties, albeit its mechanism of action is still ...

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