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Functional powders designed to meet consumer demands for flavoursome products that offer tangible health benefits.

CapColors® from Oterra adds vibrant colour to dairy products, but also speaks to the trend for natural and sustainable food products.

An emerging consumer trend is the use of natural colours and colouring foods to tap into positive emotions and address mental health awareness.

Peach Fuzz is more than just a colour; it embodies a range of psychological attributes that resonate with individuals across various contexts.

SK Chemtrade offers top-tier ingredients, from yeast extracts to natural colours, enhancing flavours, textures, and the visual appeal of your dishes with expertly crafted elements.

Functional beverage ingredients enable enhanced product development and beverage offerings. Ingredients available can be used to improve or offer sleep, internal radiance, gut health and much more.

Nexira is dedicated to one goal - providing the best innovative natural ingredients to the food, health and nutrition industries. The portfolio includes high quality plant extracts, antioxidants, dietary soluble fibers, and active botanicals for general health and wellness.

The growing demand for non-dairy and vegan products has led to innovative solutions that improve texture, mouthfeel, suspension, flavour, fortification and appearance.

Nexira, a leading expert in natural ingredients and botanical extracts, provides timely solutions for the nutricosmetics industry with its NutriBeauty Range. This range is available in South Africa from SK Chemtrade. NutriBeauty offers nutritional richness for sublime beauty, answering the needs of both manufacturers and consumers.

In April 2021 private equity firm EQT finalised the acquisition of Chr. Hansen’s natural colour division, and subsequently Oterra was born. A new company with a forward- thinking mentality led by an ambitious, relentless, and energetic new team, whose mission was to cement the brand as the world’s leader in innovation and customer service within the natural colours space.