Questions+vs.+Answers


 * Coloring Confections**

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

1. Does colour impart any flavour to food?
 * No, color has no impact on the flavour of food.

2. Why colour is an important part in a food product?
 * Colour is an important part in a food product because it will give the first impression of the food before it can be described by the taste buds.

3. What are the considerations that are needed to be noted for colouring in food product?
 * Solubility
 * Stability (heat, acid, pH, light)

4. What is FD&C numbers?
 * FD&C numbers are synthetic food colors that are classified by FDA as color additives subject to certification under Title 21, Part 74 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). They are certified with an FD&C number, which indicate they are part of the FDA color certification protocol and are approved for used in foods, drugs and cosmetics, or FD&C, and further classified as standardized dyes or lakes.

5. List the seven dyes that were initially approved under the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.
 * Blue No. 1 (brilliant blue)
 * Blue No. 2 (indigotine)
 * Green No. 3 (turquoise-blue color)
 * Red No. 40 (allura red)
 * Red No. 3 (erythrosine)
 * Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine)
 * Yellow No. 6 (sunset yellow)