Safety Evaluation of Fungal Pigments for Food Applications
Pigments play a major role in many industries. Natural colors are usually much safer when compared to synthetic colors and may even possess some medicinal benefits. Synthetic colors are economical and can easily be produced compared to natural colors. In addition, raw plant materials for natural col...
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| description | Pigments play a major role in many industries. Natural colors are usually much safer when compared to synthetic colors and may even possess some medicinal benefits. Synthetic colors are economical and can easily be produced compared to natural colors. In addition, raw plant materials for natural colors are limited and season dependent. Microorganisms provide an alternative source for natural colors and, among them, fungi provide a wide range of natural colorants that could easily be produced cheaply and with high yield. Along with pigment, some microbial strains are also capable of producing a number of mycotoxins. The commercial use of microbial pigments relies on the safety of colorants. This review provides a toxicity evaluation of pigments from fungal origins for food application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-163d0bd2e9c84b2dab298d142562b4102023-11-22T13:47:30ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2021-08-017969210.3390/jof7090692Safety Evaluation of Fungal Pigments for Food ApplicationsRajendran Poorniammal0Somasundaram Prabhu1Laurent Dufossé2Jegatheesh Kannan3Department of Natural Resource Management, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Periyakulam 625 604, IndiaDepartment of Plant Protection, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Periyakulam 625 604, IndiaLaboratoire de Chimie et Biotechnologie des Produits Naturels (CHEMBIOPRO), Université de La Réunion, ESIROI Agroalimentaire, 15 Avenue René Cassin, F-97400 Sainte-Clotilde, FranceDepartment of Natural Resource Management, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Periyakulam 625 604, IndiaPigments play a major role in many industries. Natural colors are usually much safer when compared to synthetic colors and may even possess some medicinal benefits. Synthetic colors are economical and can easily be produced compared to natural colors. In addition, raw plant materials for natural colors are limited and season dependent. Microorganisms provide an alternative source for natural colors and, among them, fungi provide a wide range of natural colorants that could easily be produced cheaply and with high yield. Along with pigment, some microbial strains are also capable of producing a number of mycotoxins. The commercial use of microbial pigments relies on the safety of colorants. This review provides a toxicity evaluation of pigments from fungal origins for food application.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/9/692fungal pigmentsmycotoxinssafety evaluationpigment toxicity |
| spellingShingle | Rajendran Poorniammal Somasundaram Prabhu Laurent Dufossé Jegatheesh Kannan Safety Evaluation of Fungal Pigments for Food Applications Journal of Fungi fungal pigments mycotoxins safety evaluation pigment toxicity |
| title | Safety Evaluation of Fungal Pigments for Food Applications |
| title_full | Safety Evaluation of Fungal Pigments for Food Applications |
| title_fullStr | Safety Evaluation of Fungal Pigments for Food Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety Evaluation of Fungal Pigments for Food Applications |
| title_short | Safety Evaluation of Fungal Pigments for Food Applications |
| title_sort | safety evaluation of fungal pigments for food applications |
| topic | fungal pigments mycotoxins safety evaluation pigment toxicity |
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