food colouring

collocation in English

meaningsoffoodandcolouring

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food
noun[C or U]
uk
/fuːd/us
/fuːd/
something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep ...
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colouring
noun
uk
/ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈkʌl.ɚ.ɪŋ/
the combined effect of a person's hair, skin, and ...
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(Definition offoodandcolouringfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffood colouring

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What we expect of anyfoodcolouringand any emulsifier in yoghurt is also what we expect of genetically modified food and seed, no more and no less.
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Cochineal is used primarily as a redfoodcolouringand for cosmetics.
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Modern squashes may also containfoodcolouringand additional flavouring.
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Carmine is today primarily used as afoodcolouringand for cosmetics, especially as a lipstick colouring.
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Today, it is used as a fabric and cosmetics dye and as a naturalfoodcolouring.
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On the following day it is ground and placed in water, redfoodcolouringis added, and the whole mixture is cooked.
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It has a wide range of applications, from paint to sunscreen tofoodcolouring.
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It also sometimes contains greenfoodcolouringto further enhance its colour.
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Since orange is popularly associated with good flavour, many companies add orangefoodcolouringto improve the appearance of their packaged foods.
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Some people report that black liquorice candy causes their stools to become green, although this is probably due to the bluefoodcolouringused by many manufacturers.
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Examples are regulations on permitted preservatives orfoodcolouring, labelling regulations, use of hormones or other drugs in livestock intended for human consumption and disease control, animal welfare regulations.
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Possibilities included the lead solder used to seal the expedition's food tins, other food containers lined with lead foil,foodcolouring, tobacco products, pewter tableware, and lead-wicked candles.
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In the second year the synthetic food colourings and flavourings were removed.
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It is, of course, obvious that they are caused by food colourings and artificial additives.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
They are well documented now and their link with substances in the environment such as lead, pesticides, food colourings and even man-made electromagnetic fields has been demonstrated.
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Food colourings in products will be clearly labelled.
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She uses rapeseed oil in the place of ghee where possible, and avoiding the use of unnatural food colourings.
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