Description
Used in brewing soy sauce, wine, food, tobacco and other stains.
Description
Caramel color is made by the controlled heat treatment of carbohydrates (nutritive sweeteners which are the monomers glucose and fructose or their polymers, e.g. glucose syrups, sucrose, invert syrups, and dextrose, generally in the presence of food-grade acids, alkalis, and salts, in a process called caramelization. Antifoaming agents may be used as processing aids during its manufacture. Unlike caramel candy, it tends towards maximum oxidation of the sugar to produce a caramel concentrate that has an odor of burnt sugar and a somewhat bitter taste in its raw liquid form. Its color ranges from pale yellow to amber to dark brown.
Caramel color molecules carry either a positive or negative charge depending upon the reactants used in their manufacture. Problems such as precipitation, flocculation or migration can be eliminated with the use of a properly charged caramel color for the intended application.
