Food colorants
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002586
Natural or synthetic dyes used as coloring agents in processed foods.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002586 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality |
| Synonyms | food color additives; food coloring agents; food colour additives; food colourants; food colouring agents; food dyes |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Dyes; Food additives; Food coloring |
| Translations | Spanish: 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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