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Red velvet cakes today use food coloring to achieve their bright red color. But it wasn’t always this way, and history shows there was initially a natural phenomenon behind it. To understand the color ...

Critics said the agency skipped critical assessments when approving beetroot red and expanding uses for spirulina extract.

Carbon monoxide packaging may sound alarming, but it’s an FDA-approved method for preserving color and reducing food waste.

A common food dye found in everyday products is finally being banned in the U.S.—but the story behind it goes back decades.

Scientists at the Scottish Association for Marine Science have developed a tank-based method to grow the valuable red seaweed Palmaria palmata (dulse). Dr. Puja Kumari explains how scalable ...

The Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office yesterday indicted the head of a cosmetics ingredient supplier accused of knowingly ...

It’s normal for any cured meat to change color over time. Experts share when you should actually worry.

Give in to the dark side of fancy baked goods. What You Need: For cake: 1 box pound cake mix 1 can frosting Black + Red food dye For Mirror Glaze: 1 tbl plain gelatin 1/2 cup water 1/3 cup condensed ...

Michroma is tackling two of the biggest pain points in the shift away from synthetic dyes: performance and supply.

Summer afternoons are incomplete without the goodness and sweetness of watermelon. It’s sweet, hydrating, and the perfect way ...

Spring is here, the weather is warmer and birds have migrated back to the Midwest following the winter season.