Oterra

Oterra

Oterra A/S

Hoersholm, Denmark

Ingredients & Cultures
ManufacturerSells to Processors
Profile last updated: April 14, 2026

About

Oterra is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Hoersholm, Denmark selling ingredients & cultures.

Oterra is a Denmark-headquartered producer of natural food colours, with roots in the Chr. Hansen natural colours business and a history dating to 1876. Its portfolio includes colours made from fruits, vegetables, algae, spices and other natural sources, in liquid, powder, oil-soluble and water-soluble forms. Oterra offers a dedicated range for dairy, fruit preparation and ice cream applications, including colours for cheese, yogurt and dairy alternatives. The company operates its own contract farming and sourcing network, production sites with FSSC 22000 certification, and application centres for reformulation support. It has been owned by the private equity firm EQT since 2021.

Location

Hoersholm, Denmark

Legal name

Oterra A/S

Focus areas

natural food coloursnatural colorantsdairy colourscheese colourfruit preparationsice cream colourclean labelspirulinacarmineFSSC 22000

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Ingredients & Cultures

Supplier role

Manufacturer

Sells to

Processors

Dairy products served

CheeseButter & CreamYogurt & FermentedIce CreamWheyPlant-based

Products

DairyMax

Cheese colour

Range of orange and yellow colours for ripened cheese, designed to colour the curd with minimal colour transfer to the whey.

Strawberry Fragaria

Carmine fruit preparation colour

Concentrated carmine formulation for red fruit preparations in yogurt and other fermented dairy products.

Hansen Sweet Potato

Natural red colour

Sweet potato-based colour, heat and light stable, providing red and pink shades at pH 5.

FruitMax

Fruit and vegetable colour

Minimally processed colours from fruit, vegetable and plant concentrates, available in water- and oil-soluble formats.

ColorFruit

General purpose natural colour

General purpose range of natural colours available as liquids or powders, in clear, cloudy, oil-soluble and water-soluble forms.

CapColors

Encapsulated natural colour

Encapsulated natural colour pigments designed for improved stability and brightness in food and beverages.

I-Colors

Powdered natural colour

Powdered natural colours for dry mixes, rehydrated beverages, bouillons and instant products.

Simply Brown

Caramel alternative colour

Brown colour made from apple juice concentrate as a non-caramel, allergen-free alternative.

Arctic Blue

Spirulina blue colour

Spirulina-based natural blue produced in bioreactors with a low carbon footprint.

Jungle Blue

Jagua blue colour

Natural blue derived from jagua fruit, usable for true blue and for blended purples and greens.

NutriPhy

Botanical colour for dietary supplements

Range of fruit, vegetable and plant-based colours for dietary supplement formulations.

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Arctic Blue spirulina grown in carbon-neutral vertical farming powered by geothermal energy, using about 1% of the water and land of conventional spirulina farmingJungle Blue jagua blue sourced responsibly from tropical forests of Colombia

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

FSSC 22000 (Hvidovre, Denmark)

FSSC 22000 (Valinhos, Brazil)

FSSC 22000 (La Molina, Peru)

FSSC 22000 (Cosse, France)

FSSC 22000 (Canossa, Italy)

FSSC 22000 (Chiva, Spain)

FSSC 22000 (Milwaukee, USA)

ISO 22000:2018 (Milwaukee, USA)

FSSC 22000 (Kerala, India - AKAY)

Awards

Hansen Sweet Potato innovation award

2019

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