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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Food Colour Additives: A Synoptical Overview on Their Chemical Properties, Applications in Food Products, and Health Side Effects.

Maria Manuela Silva, Fernando Henrique Reboredo, Fernando Cebola Lidon

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maria Manuela SilvaESEAG/Grupo Universidade Lusófona, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2625-5645
Fernando Henrique ReboredoGeoBioTec Research Center, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus da Caparica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3906-4349
Fernando Cebola LidonGeoBioTec Research Center, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Campus da Caparica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colour is one of the most relevant organoleptic attributes that directly affects consumers' acceptance and food selection. However, as food colouring pigments are generally unstable and become modified during processing, in order to maintain or restore product colour uniformity, colourants are added to food products around the world. In this context, although they are still widely used, synthetic food colorants, due to their potential hazards, are being replaced by those obtained from natural origins. Indeed, numerous side effects and toxicities, at both the medium and long-terms-namely allergic reactions, and behavioral and neurocognitive effects-have been related to the use of synthetic colourants, whereas their naturally-derived counterparts seem to provide a somewhat high-quality and effective contribution as a health promoter. In order to further understand the implications of the use of synthetic and naturally derived food colourants, this review aims to provide a synoptical approach to the chemical characteristics, properties, uses and side effects on health of those which are currently allowed and applied during food processing.

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dyesfood colour additivesnaturally derived colourantsside effects of food colourssynthetic colourants

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PMID35159529
PMCPMC8834239

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