Color has always had an important implication on the minds of people as far as food is concerned. Cuisines prepared in attractive colors have immensely lured men folk in all the quarters of the world. It is therefore very necessary to preserve the natural or maintain the characteristic color of a food product while it is manufactured or stored for future use. A non-attractive color, however makes the food look unfresh and is likely to be rejected.

This has led to the manufacturing of synthetic food colors which are popularly also known as artificial food colors. As the name suggests, they are manufactured chemically and involve deep research so as to conform that they match the international food quality standards. Synthetic food products have high utilitarian value as they are used in a vast number of industries.

Applications
They have varied applications, some of which include:

Ice creams Biscuits Sweet meats Fruit drinks Seasonings Pharmaceutical tablets Syrups

Types of Synthetic Food Colors

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Allura Red Amaranth Black PN Carmoisine Fast Red E Erythrosine

Green S Patent Blue V Ponceau 4R Quinoline Yellow Red 2G Sunset Yellow Tartrazine