Blue Raspberry Flavor - Wikipedia

Food flavoring

Blue raspberry is a manufactured flavoring and food coloring for candy, snack foods, syrups, and soft drinks.[1]‍[2][3] The flavor does not derive from any species of raspberry, but rather was developed using esters that are part of the flavor profile of pineapple, banana and cherry.[2] Sugar is commonly added to create taste appeal for the blue raspberry flavor.[2]

Food products labeled as blue raspberry flavor are commonly dyed with a bright blue synthetic food coloring, such as brilliant blue FCF—also called FD&C Blue No. 1 or European food coloring number E133.‍[4]

The blue color was used to differentiate raspberry-flavored foods from cherry-, watermelon-, and strawberry-flavored foods, each of which is typically red.‍[1]‍[2] The use of blue dye also partially is due to the U S. Food and Drug Administration's 1976 banning of amaranth-based Red Dye No. 2, which had previously been heavily used in raspberry-flavored products.[2][3]

Composition

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"Blue raspberry" flavors used in confectionery and frozen beverages are typically formulated from aroma chemicals blended to suggest fresh raspberry, and then colored with FD&C Blue No. 1.[1][3]

History

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Blue raspberry flavoring debuted commercially in the United States in 1958 with snow cone syrup.[3] Its wider adoption followed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 1969 approval of FD&C Blue No. 1. This regulatory change encouraged other companies, including The Icee Company and Otter Pops, to introduce blue raspberry products in the early 1970s.[2][3]

See also

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• Rubus leucodermis – a fruit-bearing plant that is sometimes called the "blue raspberry"

References

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1. ^ a b c Kalb, Tom (November 10, 2015). "What is a blue raspberry?". NDSU Horticulture. North Dakota State University Extension. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e f Park, Michael Y. (August 1, 2016). Rapoport, Adam (ed.). "What even is blue raspberry anyway?". Bon Appétit. Condé Nast. ISSN 0006-6990. LCCN 76646461. OCLC 767844286. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
3. ^ a b c d e Rothman, Lauren (February 15, 2022). "The Strange Origin Of Blue Raspberry". Tasting Table. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
4. ^ "E133: Brilliant Blue FCF". Food-Info. 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

External links

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• Media related to Blue raspberry at Wikimedia Commons