Ria Dyes and Chemicals Co., India Vatva, AHMEDABAD, Gujarat

Food coloring is a substance, liquid or powder, when added to food or drink to change its color. Food coloring is used both in commercial food production and in domestic cooking. Due to its safety and general availability, food coloring is also used in a variety of non-food applications, for example in home craft projects and in education. These colors come in two forms: Dyes and Lakes. Dyes are water-soluble but are insoluble in oil. They are manufactured as powders, granules, liquids or other special forms making them an ideal coloring agent for beverages, confections, baked goods etc. Lakes are made by combining dyes with salts to make insoluble compounds, which tint by dispersion. Lakes are not oil soluble, but are oil dispersible. These form of Food colors are more stable than dyes and are ideal for coloring products containing fats and oils or items lacking sufficient moisture to dissolve dyes.