Colours in food in Nha Trang city
- Author:
Nam Thi Le
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
food
- MeSH:
Food;
Safety;
Hygiene
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(3):53-58
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A total of 293 samples of coloured food were analysed by paper chromatography. The results: the use of prohibited colours in food production is still common, 227 of 293 samples have prohibited colours. The colours food can have from 1 to 4 different colours: single colours (188 samples), mixed colours of two (86 samples), mixed colours of three (72 samples), mixed colours of four (7 samples). The rate of prohibited colours in samples consisted of 2, 3, 4 colours was 90.7%; 66.6% and 100% respectively. Tartazine, Ponceau 4R, Erythrosine and Sunset yellow are the permitted colours commonly used in Nha Trang.
