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Color Swatches

Description

FoodRGB® provides natural pigment solutions specifically tailored for sausage products, including both traditional and vegetarian varieties. Extracted from safe, plant-based sources, our colors bring authentic vibrancy while eliminating concerns about synthetic additives or animal-derived ingredients.

Sausage processing demands durability under high temperatures and light exposure. Our pigments perform reliably under cooking temperatures of 100–180°C, resisting fading while extending shelf life and visual appeal. Available in powder, liquid, water-soluble, and oil-suspended formats, they adapt seamlessly to a variety of sausage production processes.

We also work closely with producers to customize solutions for different sausage categories. By offering professional technical support and efficient formulations, FoodRGB® helps manufacturers reduce costs, streamline production, and deliver products that meet consumer demands for clean, natural, and trustworthy food.

Supported Colors in Meat & Poultry

Color
Solubility
Form
Ingredients
Dosage %
Bright Golden Yellow
Water
Powder
Monascus Yellow
0.5-1.0
Bright Yellow
Water
Powder
Gardenia Yellow
1-1.5
Brown Yellow
Water
Powder
Kaoliang Red, Monascus Yellow
0.3-0.5
Orange Red
Water
Powder
Monascus Yellow
1.0-2.0
Orange Red
Water
Powder
Monascus Yellow
1.0-2.0
Orange Yellow
Water
Powder
Monascus Yellow
1.0-2.0
Bay
Water
Powder
Monascus Red, Carmine
0.4-0.6
Bright Russet
Water
Powder
Monascus Red, Carmine, Paprika Oleoresin, Kaoliang Red
1.0-2.0

Solution examples in Sausage

Meat and Egg
Basic Process
General process
Usage and dosage
Advantage
Strawberry flavor roasted sausage
Strawberry flavor roasted sausage Meat 40, protein 12, isolated soybean protein 1, corn starch 5, potato starch 5, salt 2, sugar 5, ice water 28.5, other ingredients 1.5, natural color 0.1, total 100.1
Meat unfreezing → twisting → rolling → pickling → blending → filling → drying → steaming & boiling → baking → packing → finished product
Add by 1~2‰ after pickling
Highly bright and natural, available to completely or partially substitute synthetic colorant
Salt roasted product series
Salt 2.8, sugar 3.5, gourmet powder 1, 1+G 0.05, ethyl maltol 0.05, chicken paste 0.5, salt roasted chicken paste 0.5, water 91.6, total 100
Meat processing → marinating → packing → sterilizing → finished product
Add the color 30 min. before fresh out of the pan, adding amount 0.5~1%
After sterilizing, the product demonstrated bright yellow color, while light resistance stronger and additive amount smaller
Sauce marinated product series
Salt 2.8, sugar 3.5, gourmet powder 1, 1+G 0.05, ethyl maltol 0.05, meat paste 1, appropriate amount of spice, water 91.6, total 100
Meat processing → marinating → packing → sterilizing → finished product
Add the color 30 min. before fresh out of the pan, adding amount 0.5~1%
The product could demonstrate bright and stable reddish brown color even with little or no soy sauce.
Prepared meat product series
Salt 2, sugar 3, gourmet powder 0.5, water retention agent 0.5, kebab pickling material 2, water 30, chicken 80, total 100
Meat processing → pickling → string → quick-freezing → finished product
Add the color in pickling process with additive amount of 0.4~0.6%
Good light resistance, no obviously color fading during shelf life.
Marinated chicken toe
Salt 2.8, sugar 3.5, gourmet powder 1, 1+G 0.05, ethyl maltol 0.05, chicken paste 1, appropriate spice, water 91.6, total 100
Meat processing → marinating → packing → sterilizing → finished product
Add the color 30 min. before fresh out of the pan, with additive amount 1~1.5%.
Bright yellow, enhance appetite
Sausage
Meat 52, fat 26, ice water 12.5, white spirit 1.6, salt 2, sugar 5.5, other ingredient 0.4, total 100
Meat → trimming → twisting → pickling → blending → filling → segmenting → air discharging → roasting → packing
While blending, add the color with 0.1~0.3% proportion
Available to substitute nitrite, after coloring, the sausage could demonstrate stable bright red color.

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