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Food colorants

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002586

Natural or synthetic dyes used as coloring agents in processed foods.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002586
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectHuman Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
Synonymsfood color additives; food coloring agents; food colour additives; food colourants; food colouring agents; food dyes
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoDyes; Food additives; Food coloring
TranslationsSpanish: colorantes alimentarios
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002586",
  "term": "Food colorants",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Natural or synthetic dyes used as coloring agents in processed foods.",
  "synonyms": [
    "food color additives",
    "food coloring agents",
    "food colour additives",
    "food colourants",
    "food colouring agents",
    "food dyes"
  ],
  "subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
  "see_also": [
    "dyes",
    "food additives",
    "food coloring"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "colorantes alimentarios"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/food-colorants/"
}

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