Delgado-Vargas F., Paredes-LópezNatural O. Colorants for Food and Nutraceutical Uses

CRC Press LLC, 2003. — 327 p.This book is intended for students and practitioners because it covers both the essentials of colorants and their technological and practical aspects. It starts with easy-to-understand material and goes on to highly specialized concepts and their applications. It should also be useful to both beginning researchers and those from related fields who want to increase their knowledge of natural colorants. While we expect that most readers will have some scientific background and a basic familiarity with color and colorants, we have not assumed any specific prior knowledge, and we have incorporated pertinent explanations throughout the text.
In addition to the above-noted benefits, this publication emphasizes the state of the art as well as future trends for all the scientific and technological aspects of this field. We sincerely hope that those seeking information on color, colorants, and especially on natural colorants from the basic to the practical point of view will find our book useful and interesting.Colorants: From the Physical Phenomenon to Their Nutraceutical Properties — An Overview
The Color Phenomenon
Pigments
Pigments as Food Colorants
Inorganic and Synthetic Pigments — History, Sources, and Uses
Natural Pigments — Global Perspective
Carotenoids
Anthocyanins and Betalains
Other Natural Pigments
Chemicals and Colorants as Nutraceuticals