Purple corn extract will usher in new development opportunities

Purple corn: the food purple corn from Peru has been used in Peru and Argentina for a long time Recently, it has become a rookie of food and attracted the attention of the global food and beverage market According to the global new product database (gnpd), four fifths of Peru's foods and drinks containing purple corn are juice drinks, such as chicha morada, Peru's native purple corn drink The traditional drink is made of cooked purple corn and juice spices such as pineapple, cinnamon and clove Outside Peru, purple corn is often used in food rather than drink From November 2010 to October 2015, nearly half of the foods and drinks containing purple corn ingredients launched in the world are snacks, including potato snacks and corn snacks However, it is important to note that the consumers of purple corn are still very small, and only a few products containing purple corn ingredients have entered the market, including popcorn, purple corn flour or purple corn extract Purple corn attracts specific consumers Considering that purple corn is a historical heritage or a family heirloom, its antioxidant characteristics are well known Purple corn may attract consumers interested in natural ingredients Nearly three out of five U Although only a few American fries or dipping sauces consumers think that "functional" snacks are a nutritional claim they value when buying fries, purple corn still attracts consumers interested in natural ingredients The purple corn extract, which is used as a natural pigment in Japan, comes from anthocyanin, an antioxidant Before 2005, Japan stipulated that purple corn pigment was used in jam, orange peel jelly 0.17%, baked food 0.05% - 0.2%, pickled products 0.12% and lactic acid beverage 0.03% Recent studies have found that the antioxidants of purple corn have health effects Interest in natural pigments continues to grow, especially in the US, where companies say they will remove artificial ingredients from their food and drink products Most of the world's food and beverage products containing purple corn ingredients use purple corn extract, accounting for 63% Generally speaking, people are more and more interested in local specialty food, but recently people are particularly interested in natural pigments, which means that the purple corn extract will usher in new opportunities.