Dive Summary:
- Minnesota's Suntava Inc. is making a name for itself with its anthocyanin-packed purple-corn ingredients, which include natural purple colors, flour, corn meal, grits and micro pellets for popped snacks.
- Its new purple corn syrup has applications in beers, bars, jams, confections and baked goods.
- Purple corn contains unusually high levels of anthocyanin, possessing twice the antioxidant power of blueberries, and Suntava is working to have it recognized as a "super food"—especially as more consumers accept the message that purple foods are good for you.
From the article:
... "We were at IFT and we were so busy I didn't leave the booth for three days. We've got companies experimenting with everything from tortilla chips to extruded snacks, popped snacks, bread and crackers. We're also talking to the third largest beer company in Japan and four or five of the top microbrewers in the US." ...