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Vegepolys studied Technicolor carrots
France
Thursday 10 June 2010
FJ
The various carrots will allow to elaborate natural food coloring agents while offering strengthened nutritional values.
Vegepolys, vegetable pole of competitiveness, announces the positive results of a project on new varieties of white, yellow, pink or purple carrots which will allow elaborating natural food coloring agents dedicated to the food-processing industry while offering strengthened nutritional values.
Vilmorin companies, Clause Vegetable Seeds, Diana Natural, Genhort, Agrocampus Ouest, University of Angers and INRA, has studied since 3 years the factors of pigmentation and nourishing contributions of carrots of all colors, characterized for their variety in pigments.
This action is made in order to:
- Meet the new needs of market and consumers in terms of colors, taste or health (sugar, consisted aromatic, anti-oxidizing capacity).
- Meet the needs of producers by more resistant varieties.
- Answer the industrialists to produce useful natural colouring agents in drinks, yoghurts, cake stores.
Source: french public sector
