artificial coloring

Example Sentences

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Barbecue flavors will be reformulated to remove artificial coloring used to give the chips their signature red-brown color.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

The presence of artificial coloring and flavorings would already be a telltale sign for about 97 percent of these foods, he says.

From Scientific American • Nov. 8, 2023

Some manufacturers add beta-carotene or artificial coloring to their products to give them a sunny yellow color.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2021

Bottled by hand at Connacht’s County Mayo outpost, the Ballyhoo is a pure, simple 4-year-old grain whiskey that eschews artificial coloring and kitschy trends in the name of something that actually lasts: Authenticity.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 15, 2018

He then proceeded to explain the source from which nearly all the artificial coloring matters are derived, viz., gas tar; showing the principal products of this wonderful, complex mixture, of which one is anthracine.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various