Common Chemical Compounds in Food

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These are 6 food dyes FDA wants to phase out

9 Common Foods With Synthetic Dyes That FDA Wants to Phase Out

Not all Pillsbury Funfetti frostings contain synthetic food colorings, but many do, especially the ones with bright colors. Frostings like Funfetti Aqua Blue Vanilla or Bold Purple include dyes such as Blue 1, Blue 2, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, and Red 40.

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

HHS, FDA Offer Timeline for Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Food Dyes

FDA to establish national standard and timeline for food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternatives

USA Today · 1d

Petroleum-based dyes to be removed from US food, school lunches. What to know

The FDA announced it would phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the United States' food supply and medications.

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Mmmm… Flavorful Foods!

The possibilities are endless, and the flavor is different each time. Lots of chemical compounds contribute to the flavor of food. Chocolate, for instance, is a mixture of some 300 flavor ...

Beyond Pesticides7d

Widely Used Fungicide Mixed with Natural Mycotoxins Increases Toxicity of Treated Food Crops

Food products contaminated with fungicides and mycotoxins further threaten human health as the mixtures cause synergistic ...

IFLScience16d

One Of The Most Bitter Compounds Known To Humans Can Be Found In A Common Mushroom

The potent chemical ... Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich in Freising and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry in Halle (Saale) have isolated three new bitter ...

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Organic Chemistry

Examples of where you can find organic compounds include agrichemicals, coatings, cosmetics, detergent, dyestuff, food, fuel, petrochemicals ... into industrial organic chemicals. The ...

Earth.com4d

Dolphins face serious threats from chemical pollution and ocean warming

Dolphins in UK waters face rising deaths from toxic chemicals, pollutants, and warming sea temperatures combined.

Phys.org28d

Active compounds in Piper longum fruits show potential for functional foods and medicine

However, the chemical ... active compounds and the corresponding proteins. This study highlights the potential application of these amide alkaloid dimers in developing functional foods and ...

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