Many of the food items contain colors that might be tasty but can have several harmful effects on our health. There are special bodies that monitor the amount of color present in the food item. One such special organization is FDA who manages the Adverse Reaction Monitoring System. There main function is to check the colors added to the food items . They have computerized database that helps them to track the health hazards.

Processed foods generally contains color but now to make raw food item look fresh grocery often put color to them. Often we check the food label to see whether it contains any color but in doing so we get more confused. Lets see which are the most harmful colors present in food items

Harmful Colors

1. Propyl Gallate
2. BHA and BHT
3. Monosodium glutamate
4. Potassium Bromate
5. Aspartame
6. Acesulfame –K
7. Sodium Nitrate
8. Olestra
9. Red 3
10. Blue 1 and Blue 2
11. Yellow 6

You can also suffer from allergy as some food colors and derived from vegetables. The red color present in many spicy food items, ice cream can be the cause serious diseases like cancer.  It can also increase the risk of hyperactivity in children.

So avoid foods containing color instead switch to naturally colored or organic food item. Moreover, it is chef jobs to warn you well in advance.