| Why | Category | Food & drink |
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| Level | Medium |
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| Use | Plant-based blue that survives heat, light and acid, to replace synthetic Blue 1 |
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| What | Atoms | Dye 30–100 + metal ion + helper molecules + water. C H O Al Fe |
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| Build | Testing | Easy Color and fade tests in drinks, weeks |
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| Funding | Compute ~$80 · Make ~$5–15k · Test ~$10–20k · Other food safety filing $100k+ |
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| Time | Make 4–8 wks · Test 4–8 wks · Total ~2–4 months |
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| How | Contact us for the design specs and build plan → |
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| Demo | Dye stacks with helpers and holds its blue as pH drops |
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| Competition | Spirulina, red-cabbage blue (UC Davis–Mars) |
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| Business | Buyers | Mars, PepsiCo, General Mills, Sensient, Oterra |
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| Revenue | High License to color houses. ~$1–10M/yr |
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