Types of synthetic colorants

Introduction: many foods have colorants, so what are the types of synthetic colorants? Baibai safety net will introduce you Colorant, also known as food pigment, is a substance that takes food coloring as the main purpose to endow food with color and improve food color At present, there are more than 60 kinds of food colorants commonly used in the world, and 46 kinds are allowed to be used in China According to their sources and properties, they can be divided into two categories: synthetic colorants and natural colorants With the improvement of people's safety awareness of food additives, the development of natural, nutritious and multifunctional natural colorants has become the development direction of colorants The following is an introduction to the types of synthetic colorants There are 10 kinds of synthetic colorants allowed to be used in China Natural colorants are mainly plant colorants, which are not only safe Moreover, many natural colorants have certain nutritional value and physiological activity For example, the β - carotene colorant widely used in fruit juice drinks has not only vitamin A, but also obvious anti-oxidation, anti-aging and other health care functions Gb2760-2011 lists it as a food additive that can be used in various kinds of food according to production needs The red pigment of Monascus, which is used for coloring various foods, also has obvious effect of lowering blood pressure With the improvement of people's safety awareness of food additives, the development of natural, nutritious and multifunctional natural colorants has become the development direction of colorants There are 22 kinds of food synthetic pigments licensed in China, including amaranth, carmine, red moss, new red, tempting red, lemon yellow, sunset yellow, bright blue, indigo and their respective aluminum lakes, as well as 22 kinds of acid red, β - carotene, sodium copper chlorophyllin and titanium dioxide Some colorants are used in industry, but some of them are used in food What's the harm of eating too much colorant? In fact, a small amount of colorant does not harm people, but using too much will cause serious harm However, China's food safety detector It can accurately check the safety level of food, so consumers can eat it at ease More food safety knowledge is in Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob