In India, chances are that the same metanyl yellow, a colour used as a textile dye, and auramine, a yellow-orange hue widely used in textiles and rubber products, also imparts the mouthwatering yellow tint to jalebis and eyecatching tangerine tinge to pedas.

That is because only 20-30% of food product manufacturers in the country are using food grade colours for colouring food articles while the rest are utilising non-permitted industry-grade colours.......Read more

Source: Food and Beverage News