Patent ID: 8420141

Claim:
A food coloring composition comprising (a) a synthetic color selected from the group consisting of Citrus Red No. 2, D&C Red No. 28, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, ferrous gluconate, orange B, ultramarine blue, ultramarine green, ultramarine violet, ultramarine red and combinations thereof; and (b) a botanically derived color stabilizer selected from the group consisting of chalcones, flavones, and combinations thereof, wherein the chalcone is selected from the group consisting of chalcone, polyhydroxychalcones, butein, phloridzin, echinatin, marein, isoliquiritigenin, phloretin and combinations thereof; and wherein the flavone is selected from the group consisting of rhoifolin, diosmin, apiin, apigenin, myricetin, kaempferol, luteolin, morin, neodiosmin, quercetin, rutin, balcalein, cupressuflavone, datiscetin, diosmetin, fisetin, galangin, gossypetin, geraldol, hinokiflavone, scutellarein, flavonol, primuletin, pratol, robinetin, quercetagetin, (OH) 4 flavone, tangeritin, sinensetin, fortunelin, kampferide, chryoeriol, isorhamnetin, vitexin and combinations thereof.