Burnt sugars

Combining taste and colour

Burnt sugars are dark brown liquids or solids. They are obtained by the controlled heat treatment of food sugars without any chemical promoters. If it adds a discernible taste then it can be declared as aromatic caramel.

Caramel specialities
Aromatic caramels
Caramel colours
Burnt Sugars

Brown
flavour
by nature

Ethics & Transparency

Nigay has always strongly advised its customers not to mislead the final consumer. Faced with the actual enthusiasm for "clean & clear labelling" ingredients, transparency and clear information about burnt sugars is a major preoccupation for the company.

Labelling

Burnt sugars bring both taste and colour to the final product.

If it adds a discernible taste then the labelling is: "caramel (glucose syrup, water, sugar)" or "caramel (sugar, water)".

If the burnt sugar only brings colour then it must be labelled: "colour: E 150a". For labelling, refer to EUTECA (European Technical Caramel Association) decision-tree:

EUTECA decision-tree