Natural food colorants obtained from algae and their functional properties

• Published in: Turkish journal of agriculture : food science and technology Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 1193 - 1194
• Main Authors: İlter,Işıl, Akyıl,Saniye, Koç,Mehmet, Kaymak-Ertekin,Figen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP) 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Bilim-Teknoloji; Biyoloji; Ziraat; Sivas; Türkiye; Functional properties; Natural food colourant; Algae; Phycobiliprotein; Carotenoid

Colour is one of the major features that fascinate the customers and makes the foods more allurement. Due to changes of customer demands and countries’ legislations, usage of synthetic colorants is being decreased every day and food industry tends to use natural colorant. Algae have recently gained...