Unparalleled Stability. Brilliantly Blue Color.

FUL BLU V Other Blue Food and Beverage Colors

FUL BLU V Other Colors

Synthetic
Brilliant Blue

Phycocyanin (Others)

Gardenia

Butterfly Pea

Huito

Galdieria

Hue Range

pH Stability

Low <pH5

Not Blue <pH4

Thermal Stability

Pasteurization up
to 95C-205C

Nutritional Value

Petroleum-based Health Risks

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

None

None

None

None

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

Regulatory Status

Banned from 2027- in US
(other countries to follow)

Widely Approved

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Widely Approved

Cost in Use
(EUR/kg product)

Difficult Extraction

CURRENT: 0.10-0.20

Color in Solution at
pH 3-4 after pasteurization

Stability Test

All samples have been pasteurized (85C for 2 min). The averaged natural colors show color loss and sediment accumulation at higher pH levels.

Image of FUL BLU treated with heat and various ph level looking still bright blue and true to color
FUL BLU CYAN S logo

Other Natural Colors (Averaged)

Image of other natural color options, averaged, that are dull and have sediment in the bottom

Synthetic
Brilliant Blue

Synthetic
Brilliant Blue

Phycocyanin (Others)

Phycocyanin (Others)

Gardenia

Gardenia

Butterfly Pea

Butterfly Pea

Huito

Huito

Galdieria

Galdieria

Hue Range

Hue Range

pH Stability

pH Stability

Low <pH5

Not Blue <pH4

Thermal Stability

Thermal Stability

Pasteurization up
to 95C-205C

Nutritional Value

Nutritional Value

Petroleum-based Health Risks

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

None

None

None

None

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

Regulatory Status

Regulatory Status

Banned from 2027- in US
(other countries to follow)

Widely Approved

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Widely Approved

Cost in Use
(EUR/kg product)

Cost in Use
(EUR/kg product)

0.0005

0.10-0.15

0.05-0.1

0.05-0.1

>0.20

Difficult Extraction

2026: <0.10

CURRENT: 0.10-0.20

Color in Solution at
pH 3-4 after pasteurization

Color in Solution at
pH 3-4 after pasteurization

Our patented natural colors are a game-changing alternative to synthetic and other natural colors.

FUL Foods Header Logo in White with Transparent Background

Unparalleled Stability. Brilliantly Blue Color.

FUL BLU V Other Blue Food and Beverage Colors

Synthetic
Brilliant Blue

Phycocyanin (Others)

Gardenia

Butterfly Pea

Huito

Galdieria

Hue Range

pH Stability

Low <pH5

Not Blue <pH4

Thermal Stability

Pasteurization up
to 95C-205C

Nutritional Value

Petroleum-based Health Risks

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

None

None

None

None

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

Regulatory Status

Banned from 2027- in US
(other countries to follow)

Widely Approved

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Widely Approved

Cost in Use
(EUR/kg product)

Difficult Extraction

CURRENT: 0.10-0.20

Color in Solution at
pH 3-4 after pasteurization

Stability Test

All samples have been pasteurized (85C for 2 min). The averaged natural colors show color loss and sediment accumulation at higher pH levels.

Image of FUL BLU treated with heat and various ph level looking still bright blue and true to color
FUL BLU CYAN S logo

Other Natural Colors (Averaged)

Image of other natural color options, averaged, that are dull and have sediment in the bottom

Synthetic
Brilliant Blue

Phycocyanin (Others)

Gardenia

Butterfly Pea

Huito

Galdieria

Hue Range

pH Stability

Low <pH5

Not Blue <pH4

Thermal Stability

Pasteurization up
to 95C-205C

Nutritional Value

Petroleum-based Health Risks

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

None

None

None

None

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

Regulatory Status

Banned from 2027- in US
(other countries to follow)

Widely Approved

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Widely Approved

Cost in Use
(EUR/kg product)

0.0005

0.10-0.15

0.05-0.1

0.05-0.1

>0.20

Difficult Extraction

2026: <0.10

CURRENT: 0.10-0.20

Color in Solution at
pH 3-4 after pasteurization

Our patented natural colors are a game-changing alternative to synthetic and other natural colors.

FUL Foods Header Logo in White with Transparent Background

Unparalleled Stability. Brilliantly Blue Color.

FUL BLU V Other Blue Food and Beverage Colors

Synthetic
Brilliant Blue

Phycocyanin (Others)

Gardenia

Butterfly Pea

Huito

Galdieria

Hue Range

pH Stability

Low <pH5

Not Blue <pH4

Thermal Stability

Pasteurization up
to 95C-205C

Nutritional Value

Petroleum-based Health Risks

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

None

None

None

None

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

Regulatory Status

Banned from 2027- in US
(other countries to follow)

Widely Approved

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Widely Approved

Cost in Use
(EUR/kg product)

Difficult Extraction

CURRENT: 0.10-0.20

Color in Solution at
pH 3-4 after pasteurization

Stability Test

All samples have been pasteurized (85C for 2 min). The averaged natural colors show color loss and sediment accumulation at higher pH levels.

Image of FUL BLU treated with heat and various ph level looking still bright blue and true to color
FUL BLU CYAN S logo

Other Natural Colors (Averaged)

Image of other natural color options, averaged, that are dull and have sediment in the bottom

Synthetic
Brilliant Blue

Phycocyanin (Others)

Gardenia

Butterfly Pea

Huito

Galdieria

Hue Range

pH Stability

Low <pH5

Not Blue <pH4

Thermal Stability

Pasteurization up
to 95C-205C

Nutritional Value

Petroleum-based Health Risks

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

None

None

None

None

Antioxidant,
Anti-inflammatory

Regulatory Status

Banned from 2027- in US
(other countries to follow)

Widely Approved

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Not authorized in EU and other regions

Widely Approved

Cost in Use
(EUR/kg product)

0.0005

0.10-0.15

0.05-0.1

0.05-0.1

>0.20

Difficult Extraction

2026: <0.10

CURRENT: 0.10-0.20

Color in Solution at
pH 3-4 after pasteurization

Our patented natural colors are a game-changing alternative to synthetic and other natural colors.

FUL Foods Header Logo in White with Transparent Background