– Blue Raspberry Flavor:
– Manufactured flavoring and food coloring for candy, snack foods, syrups, and soft drinks.
– Color does not come from any raspberry species.
– Flavor mimics that of a blackcap raspberry.
– Developed using esters of banana, cherry, and pineapple.
– Sugar commonly added for taste appeal.
– Blue Raspberry Color:
– Commonly dyed with brilliant blue FCF (Blue #1).
– Used to differentiate from red flavors like cherry, watermelon, and strawberry.
– Introduced in the US in 1958 for snow cones.
– FDA guidelines approve blue raspberry as a safe ingredient since 1969.
– Blue Raspberry Usage:
– Regulatory agencies like the US FDA provide guidelines for manufacturers.
– Blue raspberry flavor and color aimed at adding interest to food products.
– Bright blue synthetic food coloring used in blue raspberry products.
– References to blue raspberry flavor date back to the late 1950s.
– Blue raspberry flavoring often combined with sugar for enhanced taste.
– Blue Raspberry Development:
– Flavor created to resemble blackcap raspberry taste.
– Esters of banana, cherry, and pineapple used in blue raspberry flavor.
– Sugar commonly added to enhance the flavor profile.
– Blue raspberry color distinguishes it from other red flavors.
– FDA approval for blue raspberry flavor as a safe ingredient since 1969.
– Blue Raspberry References:
– Matt Soniak article on blue raspberry.
– Michael Y. Park’s explanation of blue raspberry.
– Information on brilliant blue FCF (E133).
– Overview of food ingredients, additives, and colors by the FDA.
– Various external links related to blue raspberry flavor.
Blue raspberry is a manufactured flavoring and food coloring for candy, snack foods, syrups, and soft drinks. The color does not derive from any species of raspberry, however the flavor is intended to mimic that of a blackcap raspberry. Its flavor was developed using "mostly esters of the banana, cherry, and pineapple variety," and sugar is commonly added to create taste appeal for the blue raspberry flavoring.
Food products labeled as blue raspberry flavor are commonly dyed with a bright blue synthetic food coloring, such as brilliant blue FCF (also called Blue #1) having European food coloring number E133. The blue color was used to differentiate raspberry-flavored foods from cherry-, watermelon-, and strawberry-flavored foods, each of which is red.
Blue raspberry flavor and color were first used in the United States in 1958 to add interest to snow cones. Regulatory agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration, provide guidelines on artificial flavors and colors for manufacturers out of concern for consumer safety, and have approved the use of blue raspberry as a safe ingredient since 1969.
