Blue is one of the three primary colors, it is vitally important in food industries. At present, food processing factories, to get blue shade, always use synthetic blue colors, natural blue colors that fully meet the needs of the food industry are rare. Compared with synthetic colors, natural colors mostly derived from plants have coloring properties, low toxicity, no carcinogenic risk, and good biocompatibility and biodegradability. Therefore, natural colors have returned to the public’s vision and become the main force of food colors in food industries. Blue ice cream, blue cake, and blue candy can be seen everywhere.
Why Source Natural Food Colors from China?
China is now the world’s manufacturing superpower, especially in food industries, many EU, US, and Middle Eastern companies set up food factories in China. Due to the large number of Chinese food enterprises and multinational food enterprises, a surprising amount of natural pigments are consumed every year. To satisfy natural color consumption, many pharmaceutical and plant extract factories add color production lines. In the past 20 years, China has also seen the rise of many factories specializing in natural color production. Benefit from unparalleled scale, advanced production technology, and a robust supply chain when you partner with a leading china natural color for food expert like Binmei.
A Buyer’s Guide: Comparing Approved Natural Blue Colors in China
Common natural blue colors include Iridoid blue-based pigments (Gardenia blue), phycocyanin, indigotine, marennin, anthocyanin, etc. In the current standard for the use of food additives GB2760-2024, only Gardenia blue, indigotine, and phycocyanin are allowed to be used.
| Feature | Gardenia Blue / Jagua Blue | Indigotine | Phycocyanin (Blue Spirulina) |
| Source | Fruit (Geniposide reaction) | Plant Extract (Fermented) | Microalgae (Spirulina) |
| Color Profile | Deep blue, stable | Bright blue, less stable | Vibrant sky blue |
| Production | Involves enzymatic/amino acid reactions | Requires chemical additives (calcium hydroxide) | Gentle, physical water extraction |
| Labeling | "Gardenia Blue" | "Indigotine" | "Spirulina Extract," "Vegetable Juice" (Clean Label) |
| Health | Primarily a colorant | Public perception concerns | Colorant + Functional Health Benefits (Antioxidant, etc.) |
| Binmei’s Recommendation | A viable option | Not recommended due to additives | The Superior Choice for safety, clean labeling, and health. |
Inside the Binmei Factory: Our Commitment to Quality
When you search for a natural blue food coloring factory, you’re looking for a partner you can trust. At Binmei, we operate a state-of-the-art facility built on transparency and quality.
Partner with Binmei: Your Expert Phycocyanin Factory
Plant extract indigotine coloring technology has been forbidden to export since 2002. In the indigotine producing process, the producer must add calcium hydroxide and other chemical additives, and It needs to undergo fermentation to make the final natural blue color. Although China allows to use indigotine in chocolate, candy, fruit vegetable beverages, due to Public perception, food suppliers prefer other natural blue color phycocyanin over indigotine.
Phycocyanin is also called blue spirulina, spirulina extract, essentially a protein. Phycocyanin application is affected by temperature and pH. In general, phycocyanin is mainly suitable for food environments with high sugar, high protein, low water content, and alcohol content below 20%, temperature lower than 60℃, and pH between 4.5 to 8.0. Through different cell disruption methods extracting the natural blue food color, some manufacturers can only use physical methods to extract phycocyanin, and all the producing processes only add water. Because of this, phycocyanin is very safe to use as a food colorant. In addition, phycocyanin has many health benefits, including immune friendly, anti-cancer, anti-diabetes, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-virus, and so on.
Wholesale natural blue food coloring
China markets consume huge amounts of natural blue colors, at the same time, Chinese markets have a strong ability to supply natural colors. According to customs data, world-renowned natural color companies prefer to source in China, such as Sensient Color, GNT, Givaudan, etc. Search crucial words ”China phycocyanin factory”, “China blue spirulina manufacturer”, “natural blue food coloring factory” and others on the Google website, customers can find natural blue color suppliers from China.
Binmei Biotechnology Phycocyanin Quality and Cost Advantages
Phycocyanin series products, Binmei Biotechnology investing all efforts to polish this product, can provide customers with different color values of powder and liquid products, as well as organic phycocyanin.
- Diverse Product Range: We offer different color values of powder and liquid products, as well as organic phycocyanin.
- Custom Application Solutions: We provide customized services that solve specific problems, such as phycocyanin oxidation in sunlight for candy and precipitation in beer.
- Unmatched Quality & Purity: Our phycocyanin is obtained through a gentle physical process and does not contain any preservatives or chemical additives.
- Global Supply Chain Expertise: Our experience exporting to renowned global companies gives us the expertise to support your supply chain needs.
