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Bio Article Chemmatters Oct2015 Food Colorings
Bio Article Chemmatters Oct2015 Food Colorings
Bio Article Chemmatters Oct2015 Food Colorings
states to make them safe, say, to remove carotenoid is beta-carotene (FIg. 1), which pounds rather than a single chemical com-
harmful bacteria, or to make them appeal- is responsible for the bright orange color of pound—are soluble in water, so they can be
H3C
H3C CH3 CH3 CH3
formerly used cochineal dye in its strawberry- color our food, it may come as a surprise Another important property of food color-
flavored products, but it has since removed to discover that the U.S. Food and Drug ing is that when it is dissolved in water, the