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Lycored Colorful Carotenoids
Colorful Carotenoids
LycoRed is focused on providing a portfolio of high-value carotenoid brands, natural food colorants and innovative fortification solutions. LycoRed expanded its colorant line to include new formulations based on natural carotenoids, tomato lycopene, lutein and beta-carotene. These natural colors also provide foods and beverages the added health benefits attributed to the antioxidant action of carotenoids.
Innovative Ingredients and Formulations
We have applied the know-how of more than a decade of work in natural lycopene formulations to the whole family of natural carotenoids. We help you to drive innovation of cutting-edge products responding to the consumer demand for natural & healthier foods. LycoRed developed vegetarian beadlet technology in response to formulation challenges facing the industry. Our unique gelatin-free beadlet matrix ensures excellent stability; protects the carotenoids and reduces the amount of overages. These advances enable LycoRed to provide products that meet global regulatory requirements.
LycoRed - Your Partner in Innovation
When you think of formulation solutions, think of LycoRed as your partner. We work in close partnership with our customers throughout the development process-sharing ideas, technologies and know-how to create tailor-made fortification solutions. We help you in creating the next generation products to meet consumer demands of the 21st century. We specialize in combining innovative value-added ingredients in a variety of customized delivery systems including microencapsulation, gelatin and gelatin-free beadlets. LycoRed has a global presence with regional facilities around the world.
Branded Ingredient Support
Lyc-O-Mato ® tomato lycopene complex is the flagship of the LycoRed carotenoid line. LycoRed joins with its customers in co-marketing the Lyc-O-Mato ® brand directly to consumers. A powerful consumer advertising and public relations campaign assists dietary supplement manufacturers in moving their Lyc-O-Mato ® SKU's off of the store shelf. LycoRed's commitment to supporting clinical research on Lyc-O-Mato ® has resulted in expansion of this key brand into a variety of health benefit categories and positioned it as the leading tomato lycopene in the USA.
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