food colouring

Thân thiện

The baker adds a drop of red food colouring to the white frosting.

Definition

Noun: * A substance added to food or drink to change or enhance its color. It is typically made from synthetic or natural sources and is used in small quantities for visual appeal.

Usage

Food colouring is used as a countable or uncountable noun. It refers to the material itself. * Uncountable: Refers to the substance in general. * The recipe calls for a few drops of food colouring. * Countable: Can refer to types or specific instances, often in plural form. * Natural food colourings, like beetroot powder, are becoming more popular.

Examples

• She used blue food colouring to make the frosting for the ocean-themed cake.
• Some people prefer to avoid artificial food colourings in their children's snacks.
• The vibrant red of the candy comes from a specific food colouring.

Advanced Usage

• "To take the food colouring": An idiom meaning something is very easy to see or is blatantly obvious, often used negatively. (Note: This is a less common, contextual idiom).
  • His excuse didn't take the food colouring; it was clearly fabricated.

Variants and Related Words

• Food color (noun): The American English spelling variant.
• Food dye (noun): A common synonym.
• Colouring agent (noun): A more technical term.
• Food additive (noun): A broader category that includes food colouring.

Synonyms

• Food dye
• Coloring agent
• Color additive

Related Phrases

• Artificial food colouring: Colourings made from synthetic chemicals.
  • The study examined the effects of artificial food colouring on behaviour.
• Natural food colouring: Colourings derived from plants, minerals, or animals.
  • Turmeric is used as a natural food colouring to give a yellow hue.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a digestible substance used to give color to food
   • food color made from vegetable dyes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• coloring
• colouring
• food coloring
• food color
• food colour