How are Oleoresin and Aquaresin® Paprika produced?
The process begins with high quality, pigment rich, fresh paprika pods. They are washed, carefully dehydrated, and ground to a fine mesh size to improve extraction of the pigments. The ground paprika is extracted from the cellular mass and concentrated to a liquid oleoresin raw material which is later standardized with soybean oil or canola oil. Aquaresins® are made water and oil dispersible by the addition of mono- and diglycerides and lecithin.
