Meanings of colourant in inglês

A salad dressing used by fast food chain McDonald's was contaminated with the illegal carcinogenic food colourant, Sudan Red 1, it has emerged.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is to publish a new list of foods contaminated with an illegal carcinogenic colourant, Sudan Red 1, today.

It is also much healthier as there are no additional flavourants and colourants added.

However, the limited availability and diversity of anthocyanins commercially have initiated searches for alternative sources of these natural colourants.

Flavourings and colourants, which are represented by various letters and numbers like E511, are also not very good for you.

Woolworths hair care category manager, Matthew Harbich, said demand for hair colourants has increased by 50 per cent in its stores.

Their beneficial effects in a dietary context have encouraged increasing use of anthocyanins as natural colourants in the food and cosmetic industries.