Type, extent and use of colours in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods prepared in the non-industrial sector - A case study from Hyderabad, India

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-131

  Jonnalagadda, Padmaja R ^a   Rao, Pratima ^a   Bhat, Ramesh V ^a   Nadamuni Naidu, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Colourants; Food regulations; Orange G; Rhodamine; Sunset yellow; Tartrazine

Indexed keywords

COLOURANTS; FOOD REGULATIONS; INDIA; ORANGE G; RHODAMINE; SUNSET YELLOW; TARTRAZINE;

BAKERIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD ADDITIVES; FRUIT JUICES; HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUGARS;

BEVERAGES;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 1342282180     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0950-5423.2003.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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