FDA approves natural food dye beetroot red, expands the use of spirulina

The US Food and Drug Administration is adding two natural food dyes to the group replacing petroleum-based colors in the food ...
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Why scientists are calling the discovery of a natural blue food coloring 'critical' and 'exciting'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have just discovered a cyan blue color that can be used as a natural alternative to synthetic blue food dye. (Photo: ...
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FDA approves natural blue food dye made from gardenia fruit

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it had approved a new blue food dye derived from the fruit of the Gardenia plant. The additive is approved for use in sports drinks ...
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Researchers create better blue food dye from algae

ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University food scientists have created a natural blue food dye made of algae protein that could replace petroleum-based artificial food colorants with a stable, adaptable ...
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FDA adds another blue ingredient to its suite of approved natural dyes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a naturally derived blue dye as part of its initiative to remove synthetically derived food dyes from foods. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) ...
Food & Wine

The FDA Just Approved Another Natural Food Dye for Use in Several Common Snacks and Drinks

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...
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FDA approves three natural alternatives for food dyes in food, drinks

The FDA has approved three natural alternatives for food dyes in food and drinks: Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract, and calcium phosphate. The FDA remains committed to phasing out ...
CNET

The FDA Approved a New Natural Food Dye. Here's How to Avoid the Artificial Ones

The FDA approved a fourth natural food color additive this year, but how can you avoid the artificial dyes still out there? Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...