Microbial pigments in the food industry—challenges and the way forward

T Sen, CJ Barrow, SK Deshmukh - Frontiers in nutrition, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Developing new colors for the food industry is challenging, as colorants need to be
compatible with a food flavors, safety, and nutritional value, and which ultimately have a …

Fungi as a potential source of pigments: harnessing filamentous fungi

R Kalra, XA Conlan, M Goel - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The growing concern over the harmful effects of synthetic colorants on both the consumer
and the environment has raised a strong interest in natural coloring alternatives. As a result …

Marine algae colorants: Antioxidant, anti-diabetic properties and applications in food industry

T Imchen, KS Singh - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In numerous food businesses, natural pigments are frequently utilized as food colorants.
Colorants give nutritional value to food items in addition to improving its appeal …

Isolation and characterization of nutrient dependent pyocyanin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its dye and agrochemical properties

S DeBritto, TD Gajbar, P Satapute, L Sundaram… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Pyocyanin is a blue green phenazine pigment produced in large quantities by active
cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with advantageous applications in medicine …

Bacterial pigments and their multifaceted roles in contemporary biotechnology and pharmacological applications

H Agarwal, S Bajpai, A Mishra, I Kohli, A Varma… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Synthetic dyes and colourants have been the mainstay of the pigment industry for decades.
Researchers are eager to find a more environment friendly and non-toxic substitute because …

Fungal pigments: Carotenoids, riboflavin, and polyketides with diverse applications

M Afroz Toma, MH Rahman, MS Rahman, M Arif… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural pigments and colorants have seen a substantial increase in use over the last few
decades due to their eco-friendly and safe properties. Currently, customer preferences for …

Microalgal pigments: a source of natural food colors

EG Nwoba, CN Ogbonna, T Ishika… - … biotechnology for food …, 2020 - Springer
Naturally sourced colorants and dyes are currently gaining demand over synthetic
alternatives due to an increase in consumer awareness brought forward by health and …

Production of fungal and bacterial pigments and their applications

S Sánchez-Muñoz, G Mariano-Silva, MO Leite… - … production of bioactive …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the rising demand for natural compounds, biological pigments have a great impact
because of their non-adverse effects in environment and on human health. Additionally, their …

Monascus orange and red pigments production by Monascus purpureus ATCC16436 through co-solid state fermentation of corn cob and glycerol: An eco-friendly …

AM Embaby, MN Hussein, A Hussein - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The present study underlines a statistically optimized, low cost, effective approach for
efficient co-valorization of two non-efficiently utilized, highly accumulated, raw agro …

Fungal Pigments: Their Diversity, Chemistry, Food and Non-Food Applications

W Elkhateeb, G Daba - Applied Microbiology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colorants have many applications in food, cosmetics, pharmaceutics, textile, paints, plastics,
paper, ink and photographic industries. Colorants are classified according to their solubility …