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COAL TAR COLOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coal-tar dye
1, record 1, English, coal%2Dtar%20dye
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- coal tar dye 2, record 1, English, coal%20tar%20dye
correct
- coal tar color 3, record 1, English, coal%20tar%20color
correct, United States
- coal-tar colour 4, record 1, English, coal%2Dtar%20colour
correct, Great Britain
- coal-tar color 5, record 1, English, coal%2Dtar%20color
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... discoveries that resulted in the development of aniline and the coal-tar dyes led eventually to many of the synthetic colors now added to food. 6, record 1, English, - coal%2Dtar%20dye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Prominent among [food coloring agents] are the ... coal-tar colors certified for food use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration. These and certain vegetable colors ... have wide usage in butter and margarine, mustard and other condiments, candies ... The greater variety, coloring value, and stability of synthetic, as compared to natural, colors favor their use in processed foods. 5, record 1, English, - coal%2Dtar%20dye
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although, technically, there is a distinction between the terms "dye" and "colour", according to Dr. Conacher, Food Research Division, Health and Welfare, they are used synonymously in literature about food additives. 7, record 1, English, - coal%2Dtar%20dye
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colorant du goudron de houille
1, record 1, French, colorant%20du%20goudron%20de%20houille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colorant dérivé du goudron 2, record 1, French, colorant%20d%C3%A9riv%C3%A9%20du%20goudron
masculine noun
- teinture à base de goudrons 3, record 1, French, teinture%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20goudrons
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En 1856 [...] William Perkin, observa en effet qu'en oxydant l'aniline impure [...] il se formait un colorant mauve [...] Stimulés par ce succès, d'autres chimistes soumirent l'aniline à l'action de divers oxydants, ou d'autres réactifs, et bientôt apparurent d'autres «colorants d'aniline». [...] Très vite, empiriquement, se développa une industrie qui utilisait comme matière première le goudron de houille : d'où les noms de colorants du goudron de houille ou de colorants d'aniline, quoique le goudron ne renferme aucun colorant. 1, record 1, French, - colorant%20du%20goudron%20de%20houille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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