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Food coloring is an ingredient that can be added to food or other items to enhance or add color. Food coloring can be homemade or commercially produced, naturally derived, or made from synthetic materials. All food coloring is edible, though some people may have a sensitivity to food coloring. Food coloring dyes food and drinks, and can be used in crafts projects also.
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Fast Facts
- Natural food coloring can be found in vegetables, fruits, and minerals
- Food coloring can be found in beverages such as Kool-Aid
- Blue foods are not often found in nature
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Food Coloring Uses
Food coloring is used in almost every type of food situation. Home cooks use it to dye easter eggs, cake frosting, and make certain foods more deeply colored, such as red velvet cake, or key lime pie. Food manufacturers use food colors to create fantastic colors for candy, soda, and chips, but food coloring can also be added to fresh foods to give them a more "natural" look, or to give the consumer what they expect, like more orange oranges. Food dyes often show up on food labels with a number next to them; these are commercially produced dyes approved by the FDA. -
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Thinks its gross that you eat food coloring almost everyday. Ewww. :P
@SararaMariee | November 08, 2009 10:59 PM -
@calindrome Maybe you should switch to chocolate cuppies. That's a lot of food coloring.
@PeevedMichelle | November 08, 2009 10:02 PM -
@adidasngh yep! and then some pink with red food coloring...turned out hot pink!
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Watch out for food coloring. According to this it could cause your dog to have seizures. http://bit.ly/1I9OP3
@happytailsbooks | November 08, 2009 05:34 PM -
RT @nessie111: Yesterday I accidentally swallowed some food coloring. The doctor says I'm OK, but I feel like I've dyed a little inside.
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View All Food Coloring Questions (1436) | Ask a QuestionWhat color do you favor the most? What color do you dislike the most? (3 Answers)I favor the color blue for its calming qualities and dislike the color yellow because it is just to anxious. And to add I have heard it said that fast ... read moreHow did the Anasazi store food? (1 Answer)They built houses upon cliffs to store food. -quote- "In desperation, the Anasazi “built houses high upon the cliffs, where they could store food and hide away ’til the raiders ... read more
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Food Coloring History, Tips and Trivia
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