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Natural Colors

What are Natural Colors?

Natural colors are colorings that are usually derived from plants, fruits, vegetables and sometimes insects.

Natural Food Coloring from Insects

Carmine is sourced from a mash made by grinding up beetles grown in Peru and the Canary Islands. The mash is strained out to obtain a red liquid. That red liquid is used in many processed foods. Some people have a dangerous allergic reaction to this ingredient. [1]


History

Unknown

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Natural Colors


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Natural Colors".
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

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural & Possibly Unsafe

References
  1. How food companies fool consumers with food coloring ingredients made from petrochemicals - Natural News.com

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Natural Color
Natural Coloring
Natural Food Coloring
Natural Fruit Color
Natural Fruit Colors
Natural Red Color
Orange Flower Extract

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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