Even with seasonal fruits such as watermelon, adulterants are used to boost sweetness and make the pulp more red. Erythrosine is one of the most poisonous colours used in watermelon. This is a pink ...

Some states have already moved to restrict some synthetic dyes and the FDA banned Red 3 from the nation’s food supply.

The Color Check: Is It Too Red to Be True? Adulterant to Watch Out For: Artificial coloring agents like erythrosine (Red No. 3) How to Test: Cut a slice and observe the inner flesh. If the red is ...

The four control strains of fission yeast grown in silencing assay media shows how the colony color (red vs. pink vs. white) can serve as an indicator of marker ade6+ gene expression, thus ...