| abstract |
An aqueous composition for making dip-molded edible hard capsules comprising a film-forming capsule base material and one or more colorants characterized in that each of said colorants consists of a hydrophilic food coloring concentrate, wherein the food coloring concentrate is a concentrate of a source material consisting of a food or food characteristic ingredient, and in which the source material is not subjected to selective physical and/or chemical extraction, in which the source material is selected from the group consisting of: purple carrot, yam, radish, sweet potato, beet, blackcurrant, grape, huito, safflower, spirulina, and mixtures thereof. |