What are the food colorants

Introduction: there are many kinds of food colorants in China Here's Baibai safety net to introduce the types of food colorants Here's a small edition of the safety net to introduce what are the food colorants? What kind of role can these food colorants play According to the source, it can be divided into synthetic colorant and natural colorant The raw materials of synthetic colorants are mainly chemical products Common natural colorants include capsicum red, beet red, Monascus red, cochineal red, sorghum red, sodium copper chlorophyllin, turmeric, gardenia yellow, carotene, phycocyanin, cocoa pigment, caramel pigment, etc The color of natural colorants is easy to be affected by metal ions, water quality, pH value, oxidation, light and temperature It is generally difficult to disperse, and the compatibility between dye and colorants is poor, and the price is high Edible natural colorants mainly refer to the pigments extracted from animal and plant tissues, most of which are plant pigments, including microbial pigments, animal pigments and inorganic pigments According to the structure, synthetic colorants can be classified into azo, oxyanthracene and diphenylmethane; natural colorants can be classified into pyrrole, polyene, ketone, quinone and polyphenol All of the above are food colorants So many food colorants appear in our lives If we eat too much colorants, is there any harm? We can rest assured of this problem Although food colorants are a kind of additives, there are regulations when they are used There will be no harm if they are used within the specified range Consumers can rest assured of their use Home has also invented a food safety detector, which can accurately check the level of food safety, and more food safety knowledge is in Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob