food color

/fud ˌkʌlər/
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Definitions of food color
  1. noun
    a digestible substance used to give color to food
    “food color made from vegetable dyes”
    synonyms: coloring, colouring, food coloring, food colour, food colouring
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    type of:
    food product, foodstuff
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
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