Question

write about artificial food colours the substance used in them and their harmful effect

Answer 1

Food colours are mixed in most soft drinks and foodstuffs available in market. These food colours are in the form of powders, gels and pastes. Food colours are used in domestic as well as commercial products. Certain colours and essences are added to ice cream, ice candies, sauce, fruit juices, cold drinks, pickles,jams and jelly. Food colours are often found to be added to packaged meat, chilli powder, turmeric,sweets and other similar substances so as to give them a good colour. Tetrazene, sunset yellow are artificial food colours used extensively