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Beverage Color Solutions

Foudo Color supplies standard and blended food color for beverage manufacturers, with synthetic and natural color options available in water-soluble and oil-soluble forms.

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How We Select a Beverage Color Solution

Different beverage products may need different color directions. Customers can choose colors based on the drink type, flavor concept, and target appearance.

Carbonated soft drinks often use bright colors for soda, sparkling water, energy drinks, fruit-flavored carbonated drinks, and cola-type beverages.

Common synthetic color options include Ponceau 4R, Erythrosine, Amaranth, New Red, Tartrazine, Sunset Yellow, Brilliant Blue FCF, and Indigo Carmine.

Common natural and nature-derived options include Curcumin, Safflower Yellow, Monascus Red, Monascus Yellow, Blackcurrant Red, Peanut Skin Red, Lac Dye, Annatto, Lutein, Chlorophyll Copper Sodium, Caramel Color, and Cocoa Shell Color.

These colors can help create red, pink, yellow, orange, blue, green, brown, cola, berry, citrus, and tropical fruit shades for carbonated beverage applications.

Final color selection should be confirmed according to the customer’s formula, target market regulations, and application testing.

Carbonated Soft Drinks

A young woman with dark hair wearing a yellow jacket is pouring a drink with lemon slices into a glass of soda, sitting at a rustic wooden table.

Beverage powders and solid drinks are used for instant fruit drinks, flavored drink powders, tea powders, coffee powders, plant-based drinks, protein drinks, and other beverage mixes.

Common synthetic color options include Tartrazine, Sunset Yellow, Brilliant Blue FCF, and Amaranth.

Common natural and nature-derived options include Monascus Red, Monascus Yellow, Turmeric, Grape Skin Red, Annatto, Lutein, Chlorophyll Copper Sodium, and Caramel Color.

These colors can help create lemon yellow, orange, mango, strawberry, berry, grape, green apple, tea brown, cola brown, and mixed fruit shades for beverage powder applications.

Final color selection should be confirmed according to the customer’s formula, dilution ratio, target market regulations, and application testing.

Beverage Powders

A glass of dark red berry juice, a bowl of green powder, bananas, blueberries, and various fresh berries and greens on a wooden surface with a blurred background.
A glass of dark red berry juice, a bowl of green powder, bananas, blueberries, and various fresh berries and greens on a wooden surface with a blurred background.

Syrups and concentrates are used for fruit drinks, soda bases, dessert drinks, and beverage preparations.

Synthetic options: Ponceau 4R, Brilliant Blue FCF
Natural / nature-derived options: Curcumin, Monascus Red, Caramel Color

Suitable shades include red fruit, berry, yellow, orange, blue, green blends, cola brown, and caramel brown.

Final use should be confirmed by customer testing and local regulations.

Syrups & Concentrates

Juice drinks and fruit-based beverages often need fresh and natural-looking colors for orange, mango, lemon, grape, berry, and mixed fruit styles.

Synthetic options: Tartrazine, Brilliant Blue FCF
Natural / nature-derived options: Turmeric, Grape Skin Red, Annatto, Lutein, Chlorophyll Copper Sodium

Suitable shades include lemon yellow, orange, mango, grape, green, blue, and mixed fruit colors.

Final use should be confirmed by customer testing and local regulations.

Juice Drinks

A glass jar filled with iced tea garnished with strawberries and mint leaves, with sliced peaches, raspberries, peaches, and some green leaves scattered around on a light-colored surface.
A glass jar filled with iced tea garnished with strawberries and mint leaves, with sliced peaches, raspberries, peaches, and some green leaves scattered around on a light-colored surface.

Dairy and protein drinks include flavored milk drinks, yogurt-style drinks, plant protein drinks, and other protein-based beverages.

Synthetic options: Tartrazine, Brilliant Blue FCF
Natural / nature-derived options: Monascus Red, Monascus Yellow, Turmeric, Grape Skin Red, Annatto, Lutein

Suitable shades include strawberry-style pink, mango yellow, peach, orange, berry, grape, light green, and soft fruit colors.

Final use should be confirmed by customer testing and local regulations.

Dairy & Protein Drinks

A glass bottle of pink strawberry smoothie with a white and pink polka dot straw, a bowl of frozen strawberries, and Oreo cookies arranged on a wooden tray with green mint leaves.
A glass bottle of pink strawberry smoothie with a white and pink polka dot straw, a bowl of frozen strawberries, and Oreo cookies arranged on a wooden tray with green mint leaves.

How Foudo Color Works

From application review to sample testing, Foudo Color helps you choose a practical starting point.

01

Share Application

Tell us your product type, target shade, formula condition and destination market.

02

Confirm Direction

We review whether a synthetic, natural or blended route may be suitable.

03

Prepare Samples

Samples can be prepared for testing based on the confirmed color direction.

04

Adjust & Confirm

We support shade adjustment, specification confirmation and packaging discussion.