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Amaranth

By Mark Posted on January 3, 2012 Posted in Colour, Food Additives No Comments

Amaranth is the name of an artificial red food dye

What is Amaranth? Amaranth is an artificial food dye also known as red dye #2. It gets its name because the colour is similar to that of the plant named Amaranth. Description: Amaranth is an azo dye similar to allura red. …

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Alkannin, A Red Food Dye

By Mark Posted on November 2, 2011 Posted in Colour, Food Additives, Ingredients No Comments

Alkanet is the common name for several related plants in the borage family. Alkanna tinctoria is the name of the plant most commonly called alkanet. It is also called dyer’s bugloss and is a source of red dye. Alkannin is the name of the food colouring made from Alkanent.

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Amaranth

Alkannin, A Red Food Dye