Chemistry:Blue raspberry flavor
Blue raspberry is a manufactured flavoring and food coloring for candy, snack foods, syrups, and soft drinks.[1][2][3] The flavor does not derive from any species of raspberry, but rather was developed using esters that are part of the flavor profile of pineapple, banana and cherry.[2] Sugar is commonly added to create taste appeal for the blue raspberry flavor.[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 FD&C Blue No. 1) or European food coloring number E133.[4]
The blue color was used to differentiate raspberry-flavored foods from cherry-, watermelon-, and strawberry-flavored foods, each of which is typically red.[1][2] The use of blue dye also partially is due to the FDA's 1976 banning of amaranth-based Red Dye No. 2, which had previously been heavily used in raspberry-flavored products.[2][3]
Composition
"Blue raspberry" flavors used in confectionery and frozen beverages are typically formulated from aroma chemicals blended to suggest fresh raspberry, and then colored with FD&C Blue No. 1.[1][3]
History
Blue raspberry flavoring debuted commercially in the United States in 1958 with Gold Medal's snow cone syrup.[3] Its wider adoption followed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 1969 approval of FD&C Blue No. 1. This regulatory change encouraged other companies, including The Icee Company and Otter Pops, to introduce blue raspberry products in the early 1970s.[2][3]
See also
- Rubus leucodermis - a fruit-bearing plant that is sometimes called the "blue raspberry"
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 "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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Rothman, Lauren (15 February 2022). "The Strange Origin Of Blue Raspberry". https://www.tastingtable.com/767501/the-strange-origin-of-blue-raspberry/.
- ↑ "E133: Brilliant Blue FCF". Food-Info. 2022. http://www.food-info.net/uk/e/e133.htm.
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