The US Food and Drug Administration has approved three new color additives from natural sources “that will expand the palette ...

The three dyes are Galdieria extract blue ... a type of red algae that carries a water-soluble blue pigment known as C-Phycocyanin and is found in acidic volcanic hot springs and calderas ...

But making the change from the petroleum-based dyes to colors derived from vegetables ... The female insects release a vibrant red pigment, carminic acid, in their bodies and eggs.

As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well start at Abby Tampow’s laboratory desk.

The three dyes are Galdieria extract blue ... Others are perchlorate, an antistatic agent for food packing; titanium dioxide, a white pigment; and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), a preservative.

We've all felt the sting of guilt when fruit and vegetables go bad before we could eat them. Now, researchers from MIT and ...

Injecting vegetables with the sleep hormone melatonin can extend their shelf life by up to 10 days, according to new research ...

The three dyes are Galdieria extract blue ... titanium dioxide, a white pigment; and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), a preservative. Galdieria extract blue derives from Galdieria sulphuraria ...