Tomat-O-Red® - a natural colorant with the health benefits of lycopene

All natural Tomat-O-Red® colors foods and beverages a variety of red shades with tomato lycopene® the carotenoid that contributes the red color to tomatoes.

Tomat-O-Red® is unique. More than a colorant, it is a healthy colorant, delivering antioxidant health benefits of tomato lycopene.

Tomat-O-Red® responds to consumer demand for natural food ingredients, and offers the advantages of a safe, vegetarian alternative to the common red colorants produced from insect extract.

Technical functionality
Tomat-O-Red® is available as a ready-to-use powder or liquid formulation, and as an oleoresin for use in the preparation of emulsions and micro emulsions by color compounders. In the ready-to-use formulations, lycopene crystals are coated to induce stability throughout a wide range of temperatures, pH and processing conditions. Tomat-O-Red® formulation is made to protect the Lycopene from oxidation and light damage. The formulations are made to reduce any color shift during processing, a common problem with other red colorants of food.

The many shades of Tomat-O-Red®
LycoRed has developed the expertise to fine tune the Tomat-O-Red® to produce a variety of shades to satisfy the preferences of the consumer. Ready-to-use formulations generate shades from cherry to strawberry red. Tomat-O-Red® oleoresin produces shades ranging from yellow to orange when formulated by a color compounder.

Regulatory
Tomat-O-Red® is approved as a food and beverage colorant in the US, Europe and Japan.
Kosher certified.

Tomat-O-Red® Product Line

Tomat-O-Red® 10% CWD
This ready-to-use formulation is a free flowing powder. The cold water dispersible powder readily disperses tomato lycopene crystals suspended in the aqueous medium.

Highly concentrated Tomat-O-Red® 10% CWD contains 100,000ppm lycopene, while only 5ppm lycopene is required to provide a red coloring. Increasing or decreasing the loading will impact the intensity of the color.

Tomat-O-Red® 2% SG
A ready-to-use liquid formulation, Tomat-O-Red® 2% SG is prepared by dispersing stabilized tomato lycopene crystals, 1-3 microns in size, into glycerol. When introduced into a beverage or a water-based food, the glycerol instantly dissolves and the tiny crystals are evenly dispersed, reflecting a red color. Tomat-O-Red® 2% SG is a concentrate containing 20,000 ppm lycopene, compared to the 5ppm lycopene required to produce red coloration. As with the cold water dispersible formulation, increasing or decreasing the loading will impact the intensity of the color.

Tomat-O-Red® 8%
Tomat-o-Red® 8% oleoresin is the colorant of choice for providing foods with both color and health benefits. Tomat-O-Red® oleoresin is standardized to 8% lycopene. The oleoresin also provides other antioxidant phytonutrients natural to tomatoes. Tomat-O-Red® is used most effectively to color foods after it is emulsified or solubilized to form a transparent micro-emulsion or an opaque emulsion. A skilled color compounder is required for the introduction of Tomat-O-Red® into aqueous food solutions however, the added advantages that come with marketing a food with all the health benefits of tomato, offset added production costs.

Applications

  • Beverages
  • Powdered beverages
  • Dairy foods
  • Surimi
  • Confectionery
  • Bakery
  • Breakfast cereals
  • Nutritional bars
  • Soups
  • Meal replacement
  • Sauces
  • Salsas
  • Pastas
  • Chips and snacks
  • Dips and spreads