Chemistry:Blue raspberry flavor
Blue raspberry is a manufactured flavoring and food coloring for candy, snack foods, syrups, and soft drinks.[1][2] The flavor and color do not derive from any species of raspberry,[1][2] but rather the flavor was manufactured using "mostly esters of the banana, cherry, and pineapple variety."[2] Sugar is commonly used to create taste appeal for the blue raspberry flavoring.[2]
Food products labeled as blue raspberry flavor are commonly dyed with a bright blue synthetic food coloring, such as brilliant blue FCF (also called Blue #1) having European food coloring number E133.[3] The blue color was used to differentiate raspberry-flavored foods from cherry-, watermelon-, and strawberry-flavored foods, each of which is red.[1][2]
Blue raspberry flavor and color were first used in the United States in 1958 to add interest to snow cones.[2] Regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration, provide guidelines on artificial flavors and colors for manufacturers out of concern for consumer safety,[4] and have approved the use of blue raspberry as a safe ingredient since 1969.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "What is a blue raspberry?". North Dakota State University. 10 November 2015. https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/horticulture/fruits-1/documents/what-is-a-blue-raspberry.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "What even is blue raspberry anyway?". Bon Appétit, Condé Nast. 1 August 2016. https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/pop-culture/article/what-is-blue-raspberry-flavor.
- ↑ "E133: Brilliant Blue FCF". Food-Info. 2022. http://www.food-info.net/uk/e/e133.htm.
- ↑ "Overview of Food Ingredients, Additives & Colors". US Food and Drug Administration. 6 February 2018. https://www.fda.gov/food/food-ingredients-packaging/overview-food-ingredients-additives-colors.
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