Red 3 – also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127 – has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You’ve likely encountered Red 3 before. It’s a ...

Food coloring is a major part of many modern meals. Although artificial coloring agents appear in processed foods all over the world, specific individual dyes come and go as regulators inspect their ...

Here then is our apogee of red velvet cake. It’s red, yes, but subtly so, like the flocked lining of a luxury bag. Most importantly, it tastes perceptibly of chocolate. Nothing like the bitter ...

In Kardea’s favorite cake, her secret ingredient is white vinegar, which helps maintain the red color from the food coloring. She tops this beauty with an irresistible cream cheese frosting and ...

Share on Pinterest A recent study shows that a common red food dye could cause intestinal inflammation and trigger inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Rebecca Aldama/EyeEm/Getty Images In a recent study ...