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Fermentation

Phytolon raises funds to make natural food coloring

by Matt Blois
July 14, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 25

 

Fermentation vessels making natural colors.
Credit: Phytolon
Phytolon is producing natural colors via yeast fermentation.

Phytolon, a start-up that uses fermentation to make natural food colors, has raised $14.5 million in series A funding from DSM’s venture capital arm, Ginkgo Bioworks, and other investors. Phytolon says it is already producing betalain pigments, with colors ranging from yellow to purple, at semi-industrial scale and is preparing for regulatory approvals in the US and Europe. CEO Halim Jubran says investment from a major food industry player like DSM should speed commercialization.

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