Question

Write about the artificial food colour. The substance used them and give one harmful effect of it .

Answer 1

Artificial food coloring is linked with hyperactivity, allergic reactions, and tumor growth. Because of these measures, many European manufacturers are opting for more natural dyes over the chemical dyes, but here in the U.S. manufacturers are still dumping toxic colorings into processed food.

Nowadays, food dyes are made from petroleum.

Over the years, hundreds of artificial food dyes have been developed, but a majority of them have since been found to be toxic. There are only a handful of artificial dyes that are still used in food.

Answer 2

Artificial food colors are chemicals added to food substances in order to enhance the natural colour of the food.

Explanation:

• These are chemical substances manufactured in labs or factories through chemical reactions.
• These are added to replace the original color of the food that may be lost due to storage or cooking processes. So they enhance the appearance of the food and make it more appetizing.
• The substances used in artificial food colours are synthetic dyes. Some of the commonly used artificial food colors are tartrazine, allura red, sunset yellow, indigo carmine, brilliant blue etc
• Harmful effect: They are not healthy since they are chemicals high in calories but low in nutrients and can also be potential allergens leading to hypersensitive reactions.