Natracol® Natural Colorants

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Product Information

Range of natural-origin colorants designed to deliver visual differentiation across pharmaceutical dosage forms. From tablets and capsules to oral liquids, creams, and gels, the portfolio provides color options with varying pH ranges, heat and light stability, and physical forms to support specific formulation requirements.

Explore the available colorant families, including curcumin, annatto, beta-carotene, beetroot red, carmine, chlorophyll, and vegetable carbon. Compare shade ranges, stability characteristics, available forms, and manufacturer-identified pharmaceutical applications to help narrow your ingredient selection.

Choose a colorant below to sample today!

Colorant	Technical Properties & Applications
Natracol Curcumin / Turmeric / Turmeric Oleoresins Yellow–Orange	pH2.5–7.0 HEATGood LIGHTFair Forms: Water-soluble liquid; water-soluble powder; oil-soluble liquid
Natracol Annatto Yellow–Orange	pH2.5–8.0 HEATGood LIGHTFair Forms: Water-soluble liquid; acid-stable liquid; water-soluble powder; oil-soluble liquid
Natracol Beta-Carotene / Carotenes Yellow–Orange	pH2.0–7.0 HEATGood LIGHTGood Forms: Water-soluble liquid; water-soluble powder; oil-soluble liquid; emulsions and clear emulsions
Natracol Beetroot Red Pink–Red	pH5.0–7.0 HEATPoor LIGHTPoor Forms: Water-soluble liquid; water-soluble powder
Natracol Carmine / Cochineal Orange–Red–Magenta	pH2.5–8.0 HEATExcellent LIGHTExcellent Forms: Water-soluble liquid / powder; acid-stable liquid; lake powder / dispersion (grade dependent)
Natracol Chlorophyll / Copper Chlorophyllin Light–Dark Green	pH3.0–8.0 HEATGood LIGHTGood Forms: Water-soluble liquid / powder; acid-stable liquid / powder; oil-soluble liquid
Natracol Vegetable Carbon / Carbon Black Grey–Black	pH3.0–8.0 HEATExcellent LIGHTExcellent Forms: Powder; water-dispersible paste

Pharmaceutical Application Legend

Coated Tablets

Compressed Tablets

Capsules

Pharmaceutical Liquids

Ointments & Creams

Gels

Powder / Granules