Colors are added to food items to make them more attractive and appealing. Food colorants
therefore, have an impressive market due to the requirements of food industries. A variety of …

Developing new colors for the food industry is challenging, as colorants need to be
compatible with a food flavors, safety, and nutritional value, and which ultimately have a …

In last few decades, there has been an increasing trend towards replacement of synthetic
colorants with natural pigments because of the strong consumer demand for more natural …

The continued universal application of synthetic colorants for decades have caused
environmental pollutions and human health vulnerabilities. So, it was indispensable to …

Synthetic coloring agents have been broadly utilized in several industries such as food,
pharmaceuticals, cosmetic and textile. Recent surveys on the potential of teratogenicity and …

Highlights•Synthetic food additives pose the risk of hazardous effects.•Natural pigments as
food additives are in demand worldwide.•Novel techniques and strategies through …

Colour of a food substance is important to indicate its freshness and safety that are also
indices of good aesthetic and sensorial values. Consumers are avoiding synthetic food …

The most crucial component of every food product is its color, which increases its
acceptability and attractiveness. Synthetic colorants have gradually been replaced with …

Color of a food is one of the major factors influencing its acceptance by consumers. At
presently synthetic dyes are the most commonly used food colorant in food industry by …

Microbial oddities such as versatile pigments are gaining more attention in current research
due to their widely perceived applications as natural food colorants, textiles, antimicrobial …