METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF MULTI-COLOUR CARAMEL MASS, COLOURED IN CHERRY-RED AND GREEN COLOURS Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC A23G3/48 A23L5/40 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: disclosed is method for preparation of multi-colour caramel mass, coloured in cherry-red and green colours, involving preparation of sugar-molasses syrup boiling out, cooling, introduction of colouring agent and acidifier and kneading, wherein dye of cherry-red colour gamma is presented by aqueous-alcoholic extract of amaranth of Valentina grade leaf mass in amount of 3.6-4.6 kg per 100 kg of caramel mass, dye of green colour is presented by ethanolic extract of amaranth of Valentina grade leaf mass in an amount of 3.8-4.8 kg per 100 kg of caramel mass. At that, amaranth extracts are produced in two stages: at first is extraction of red pigment with 40 % water-alcohol solution of previously dried and milled amaranth of Valentina grade leaf mass and supernatant fluid separation by centrifugation, at second is extraction of green pigment with 96 % ethyl alcohol from sediment obtained at first stage.

EFFECT: invention is aimed at improvement of consumer properties, including organoleptic indices and biological value of caramel, wider range and raw material sources for its production.

1 cl, 1 tbl, 5 ex