YOGYAKARTA - To survive, humans certainly need food every day. A healthy diet with nutritious food consumption is important to pay attention to. Sometimes, we often encounter foods with colors that attract attention. However, did you know, that there are characteristics of foods containing textile dyes?

The color content in food not only makes it look attractive, but gives its own taste to anyone who sees it. Food coloring is used for almost all processed foods consumed by many people. These processed foods can be found in children's foods, ranging from candy, snacks, to soft drinks.

In general, we can get food dyes from natural dyes and safe food synthetic dyes. Natural coloring is sometimes considered less stable and durable than synthetic food dyes. Even though there are synthetic dyes that are safe for food, there are still people who use hazardous and unfit for consumption as food.

The use of this dangerous food coloring should be watched out for and recognized for its existence. The dangerous food coloring that is often circulated is textile dyes such as Rhodamin B or methyl yellow. Because it is not the proper food coloring, the consumption of foods with this ingredient can cause a series of health problems.

Reporting from WHO, rhodamin B is dangerous for human health because it contains chemical properties and heavy metal content. Rhodamin B contains chlorine (Cl) compounds. Chlorine compounds are halo compounds that are harmful and reactive. If swallowed, then this compound will try to achieve stability in the body by binding other compounds in the body, this compound becomes a poison for the body.

So, how do you know food with this textile coloring? Reporting from the Healthy page, see the review below.

To be more vigilant, it is important for us to know the characteristics of food and drinks with dangerous dyes. Signs of food and drinks with dangerous coloring can be seen with the following characteristics:

To prevent long-term effects from rhodamin B due to being swallowed accidentally, it is better to take precautions in choosing food, in the following way:

That's a review of the characteristics of food containing textile dyes. Visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.


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