Black Iron Oxide (Food Grade)

Category: Iron Oxide Food Colours

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High-Quality Black Iron Oxide for Food Colouring Applications

Black Iron Oxide (Food Grade) is a mineral-based colour additive used in the food and pharmaceutical industries to give deep black to dark grey shades. Known for its excellent colour stability, high purity, and strong tinting strength, it is widely used for colouring food coatings, confectionery products, and nutraceutical formulations.

Manufactured under controlled conditions, Food Grade Black Iron Oxide ensure consistent colour performance, safety, and compliance with food additive regulations. Its excellent resistance to heat and light makes it suitable for applications where a stable and durable colour is required.

Applications

Confectionery Products: Used in sugar-coated candies, chocolates, dragées, and decorative confectionery items.
Bakery Decorations: Used for colouring cake decorations, icings, biscuit coatings, and dessert toppings.
Chocolate & Coated Products: Provides stable black shades in chocolate coatings and decorative confectionery.
Nutraceutical & Pharmaceutical Products: Widely used in tablet coatings, capsules, and dietary supplements for colour identification.
Decorative Food Applications: Applied in specialty food decorations and premium confectionery products that need dark colour shades.

Key Benefits

High Purity Food Grade Quality – Produced to meet food industry standards.
Excellent Heat Stability – Imparts colour during high-temperature processing.
Strong Colour Strength – Gives rich black to dark grey shades.
Uniform Dispersion – Ensures consistent colour distribution in coatings and formulations.
Stable Pigment – Gives long shelf life and reliable performance.

Pigments

Food Colours

Basic Dyes

Direct Dyes