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Default I accidentally found annatto at Foodsco two weeks ago

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Manda Ruby > wrote:

> On Dec 20, 1:19*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> > A bright natural yellow color can be extracted from
> > tumeric,

> Tumeric stains .


So does annatto.

> Besides, what I really need for Tandoori is yellow
> but I am thinking that some color, say yellow, is better than
> nothing.
>
>
> >though I would expect yellow food coloring
> > to be used in a commercial setting unless otherwise
> > specified. *

>
> > FD&C Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) is the
> > last artificial food coloring that FDA is considering
> > banning. *

>
> >When the FDA was formed, there were about
> > 150 artificial food colorings, some quite dangerous.

>
> Man..sure am glad that they're all banned.
>
> > Today, there's a little over a dozen left, all of
> > which are about as safe as table salt, except this one,
> > which provokes allergic reactions in a small minority
> > of people. *I think it's about 1 in 10,000 or so.

>
> Only yellow cause allergy in some? Red color is safe? Not that I 'd
> use it. I just don't buy artificial falvor and coloring to be use din
> food.


I'm allergic to some reds. They bring me out in an itchy rash.

Miche

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