Plant‑derived pigments
Vivid colorants from fruits, roots, microbes and algae. Built to survive heat, light and pH shifts.
Living color, engineered from nature
Food color is
alive.
Pigmenta builds vivid, plant-derived pigments that move, breathe and taste like the things they came from. Built to replace synthetic dyes in real factories.
01 — The PaletteFood color,
Food color,
rewritten in redyelloworange.
Three pigments. Extracted from plants, stabilized for industry — built to replace the synthetics food has relied on for a century.
Redfrom Beetroot
Yellowfrom Turmeric
Orangefrom Paprika
Plant-basedHeat & pH stableIn development
Brand story
Food‑tech alive.
Color is the first language of food. Before flavor, before texture, we eat with our eyes. Pigmenta exists to make that first impression honest. Vivid hues pulled from living sources, built to bring real color to the next wave of food science.
Our pigments do not just replace synthetic dyes. They add real character to formulations. Beet becomes blush. Spirulina becomes sea-foam. Turmeric becomes gold. Each molecule is drawn from nature and stabilized for the demands of real production (heat, light, acid, time) without losing the character of where it came from.
We believe the future of food color is not synthetic. It is alive.
Our science
A spectrum, re‑imagined.
A modular pigment platform. Built for vibrancy, stability and the real world of manufacturing.
Clean label
Names you can pronounce. Specs you can audit.
Lab to line
Recipes tested at factory scale from day one.
Molecular tuning
We engineer at the pigment-molecule level, dialing in vibrancy without synthetic carriers.
Heat & pH stable
Survives bake, boil, brew and bottle.
Light‑fast
No fading on the shelf or in sunlight.
An expanding spectrum
New hues, formats and application-specific pigment systems. Shipping continuously.
Target pigment library
Starting with the three colors food needs most. Red. Yellow. Orange.
We're developing plant-based pigments — beginning with the most-used food colors — extracted, stabilized and standardized for food, beverage and confectionery use.
In development
Beet#a01a4f
In development
Hibiscus#e94f7c
In development
Turmeric#e6a917
In development
Saffron#f2b134
In development
Annatto#d96b1f
In development
Paprika#c44a2b
In development
Carrot#e07a2f
In development
Marigold#f2a83b
In development
Beet#a01a4f
In development
Hibiscus#e94f7c
In development
Turmeric#e6a917
In development
Saffron#f2b134
In development
Annatto#d96b1f
In development
Paprika#c44a2b
In development
Carrot#e07a2f
In development
Marigold#f2a83b
About
We make color behave.
Pigmenta is a food technology company building natural colorants, molecule by molecule, batch by batch.
We work with food brands, beverage companies and confectionery manufacturers swapping out petroleum-based dyes without giving up brightness, stability, or cost.
Built by food scientists. Designed for a more colorful future.
Contact
Let's color together.
Brand, investor, scientist? We'd love to hear from you.
pigme@getpigmenta.com7511 Main St Suite 190
Frisco, Texas 75034
USA