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COLORANTE ALIMENTARIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Additives
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- food coloring agent
1, record 1, English, food%20coloring%20agent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- food coloring 2, record 1, English, food%20coloring
correct
- food colouring 3, record 1, English, food%20colouring
correct
- food color 4, record 1, English, food%20color
correct
- food colour 5, record 1, English, food%20colour
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Food coloring agents may be organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic. Prominent among them are the (erroneously called) coal-tar colors certified for food use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration. These and certain vegetable colors such as annatto, turmeric, and beta-carotene (now also produced synthetically) have wide usage in butter and margarine, mustard and other condiments, candies, ice cream, cake toppings, beverages, and other products. The greater variety, coloring value, and stability of synthetic, as compared to natural, colors favor their use in processed foods. 1, record 1, English, - food%20coloring%20agent
Record 1, Key term(s)
- food colouring agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Additifs alimentaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colorant alimentaire
1, record 1, French, colorant%20alimentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colorant 2, record 1, French, colorant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit chimique utilisé pour la fabrication de certaines denrées alimentaires. 3, record 1, French, - colorant%20alimentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'addition de colorants à certains aliments est autorisée. Ce sont soit des constituants des plantes habituellement consommées tels que les chlorophylles (légumes verts), la bétaïne (betterave rouge), le carotène (carotte), les anthocyanes (raisin, cassis), soit des substances extraites d'animaux ou de végétaux ne participant pas à notre alimentation normale telles la cochenille et l'indigotine, ou encore des substances obtenues à partir de substances naturelles mais ayant subi une transformation (caramel), ou enfin des produits de synthèse. 2, record 1, French, - colorant%20alimentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aditivos alimentarios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- colorante
1, record 1, Spanish, colorante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- colorante alimentario 2, record 1, Spanish, colorante%20alimentario
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substancia empleada en la coloración de ciertos alimentos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - colorante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colorante: Término utilizado para los fines del Codex Alimentarius. 3, record 1, Spanish, - colorante
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