Pelleted colorants comprising pigment-protein complexes and foods containing them

摘要

According to an embodiment, a dry powder composition that can be reconstituted to provide a gelatin product comprises powdered gelatin and a pelletized colorant. The pelletized colorant comprises at least one encapsulating agent for encapsulating the pigment-protein complex and the pigment-protein complex. The pelletized colorant has a dissolution rate of less than 2 g / min in water having an onset temperature of from about 95 캜 to about 100 캜. In another embodiment, powdered gelatin; And a pelletized colorant, wherein the pelletized colorant comprises a pigment-protein complex; And at least one encapsulating agent encapsulating the dye-protein complex. In yet another embodiment, disclosed is a method of making a powdered gelatin composition comprising mixing powdered gelatin with a pelletized colorant, wherein the pelletized colorant is present in an amount of from about 0.1 wt% to about 40 wt% pigment-protein complex; And from about 60 wt% to about 99.9 wt% encapsulating agent based on the weight of the pelletized colorant, wherein the pelletized colorant has a viscosity of less than 2 g / cm 3 in water having an onset temperature of from about 95 & min. / RTI