CORANTES ALIMENTÍCIOS E SEUS EFEITOS À SAÚDE

Abstract

The need to incorporate attractive features to the product with the addition of food coloring is associated with the appeal of consumers in relation to the sensory attributes of flavor, safety and quality linked to color. These food coloring can be defined as natural, especially of plant origin, or synthetic. The food industry opts for the use of artificial dyes because they are cheaper, but their use can be harmful to health and can cause from allergic reactions to the development of some types of cancer. Thus, the industry has been researching alternatives to replace these artificial dyes with natural ones, such as turmeric and annatto. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the effects that food coloring can bring to human health, using virtual libraries and databases such as Scielo, Google Scholar, Publish or Perish for research. The results of the evaluated studies are divergent, where some do not present consistent information about the safety, adverse or beneficial effects of food colorings.