Food Scientists Extract Orange Color from Avocado Seeds for Use as a Natural Food Colorant

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 17:30 in Biology & Nature

Avocado seeds are typically seen as waste by growers. But a new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, found that crushing avocado seeds along with air generates an orange color that may be used as natural coloring for food products in the future.

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