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Artificial food coloring ingredients (food dye) contain plenty of chemicals. Many are derived from highly toxic sources and can cause many different diseases, disorders, and mutations in humans. Although it seems unlikely that a trivial amount of food coloring in a piece of a candy you eat (like liquorice) would have any harmful effect on you, you would be wrong, because it does.
Artificial colors look great. They make food look vibrant and appealing. The majority of food colors are made with petroleum. They are a derivative of Petrochemicals and Coal tar. These chemicals are in no way made to be ingested by humans or any other animal. In fact, food dye is pulled off of the market regularly because of health concerns. Yellow #2 food dye will likely be the next to go. It's be shown to cause ADHD, multiple types of cancer, male sterility, and many other issues.
Artificial Colors aren't just in junk food or sodas. Some salmon farms actually add red food dye to their salmon to make them appear more appetizing. It works. When looking for fish a customer always wants the freshest they can buy. A pink/red salmon is much more appealing to eat than one that's gray or just darker.
There have been petitions to ban these chemicals and dyes, but most of them still remain on the market. It will really take a lot more research and widespread awareness to ban these chemicals from making their way into our food.
Credit given to www.Science-News.org
No, as long as it is mixed with water.
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Is red food coloring the same as red dye?
No because red die is not edible and food coloring is
Is food coloring bad for flowers?
yes it is bad
Is red food coloring heavier than blue?
Red food coloring is heavier than blue. The reason for this is because it takes more compounds to make red food coloring. Red food coloring is too far from the normal color, so it is heavier.
Does red food coloring have caffeine?
no
Is red food coloring a compound?
YES
What is in red distilled vinegar?
Food coloring.
How do you make orange colour?
In food coloring it is about 5 drops of yellow to one drop of red food coloring.
How do you make food go red?
You can't make red, it is a primary color
Is red food coloring safe for tattoos?
Ahhh no.
Food color what two make purple?
Red and blue make purple.
Is the red food coloring required for red velvet cake or can it just be velvet cake?
Red velvet cake is a semi-chocolate cake that has had enough red food coloring added to it to make it look red. If you don't wish to add the food coloring, it would simply be a cake with a slight chocolate flavor and a cream cheese icing.
How does red food coloring make a bulb grow slower?
because it is red
