Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting ...
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Are Natural Food Dyes Better? Experts Weigh In on the Pros and Cons
Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned Red Dye No. 3, artificial food dyes are under increasing scrutiny.
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The crushed bugs that dye foods red, like strawberry Yoplait yogurt
Yes, there are in fact strawberries in there, but they're there for flavor and texture, not color. That bright red comes from something else called carmine. Oh, and it's made from squashed bugs.
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Long before lab-made colors, cactus bugs put the red in “redcoats”
Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to bring a little scarlet, vermillion or burgundy into their foods, fabrics and ...
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Strawberry Yoplait yogurt is one of many foods colored with carmine - a natural, red dye made from crushed bugs
Yes, there are in fact strawberries in there, but they're there for flavor and texture, not color. That bright red comes from something else called carmine. Oh, and it's made from squashed bugs.
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Red dye No. 3 has been banned — but will other artificial food dyes meet the same fate?
Pool/ABACA/Shutterstock In its place, they use beet juice; carmine, a dye made from insects; or pigments from foods such as purple sweet potato, radish, and red cabbage. But it’s tricky ...