Raspberry-flavored candies used to have their own shade of red food dye — a dark crimson shade called amaranth. But it turns out amaranth was hiding a dark secret, one that forced confectioners ...

In a pH 10 carbonate supporting electrolyte, Amaranth gave a well-defined and sensitive AdSV peak at -518 mV. The electroanalytical determination of this azo dye was found to be optimal in ...

Amaranth's uses don't stop there, and some species also make excellent natural and food-safe dyes. Amaranthus cruentus, also known as Hopi red dye amaranth, has beautiful purple foliage and deep ...