Since people tend to eat with their eyes first, the visual appearance of food matters. Food dyes have the ability to transform plain substances into intriguing creations that entice your eyes and ...

Blue food has a bad rap for looking unnatural, but scientists have just discovered a cyan blue color that can be used as a natural alternative to synthetic blue food dye. The findings, which were ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it had approved a new blue food dye derived from the fruit of the Gardenia plant. The additive is approved for use in sports drinks ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

The FDA has approved three natural alternatives for food dyes in food and drinks: Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract, and calcium phosphate. The FDA remains committed to phasing out ...

The FDA approved a fourth natural food color additive this year, but how can you avoid the artificial dyes still out there? Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...