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Food Coloring

What is Food Coloring?

Food colorants are additives that are used for one sole purpose, to alter the color of a food product.

Natural, Artificial, Safe?

It is very misleading when a company lists a food color without displaying artificial, natural, or any trade name of the colorant.

For example, if you come across "Blue 1" the number 1 will signify whether it is artificial or natural according to international guidelines. Although, if the ingredient reads as, "Blue Food Coloring", this can be very misleading and mean it can be either artificial or natural.

It is rare to see colorants printed without the words natural, artificial or an associated number on packages.

Some pet foods still don't specify all colorants.



History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Food Coloring


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Food Coloring".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources, Plant Sources, Other Natural Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Food coloring can come from a number of sources such as plants, and animal parts.

Synthetic colors are most commonly derived from coal tar.

Natural or Artificial?

 Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

References

Unknown

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Citrus Color
Color
Coloring
Colors
Food Color
Red Color
Yellow Ochre

Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Dash

  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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