Color Additives

Color sells food. Some colors come from plants like beets, turmeric and annatto seeds; others are synthetic dyes made from petroleum.

Ingredients in this category

Red 40 · Yellow 5 (Tartrazine) · Yellow 6 · Blue 1 · Blue 2 · Red 3 · Caramel coloring · Titanium dioxide · Beta-carotene · Annatto · Beet juice extract · Turmeric oleoresin

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