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Deutsch: Farbstoff / Español: Colorante / Português: Corante / Français: Colorant / Italiano: Colorante

Colouring agent in the food context refers to substances added to food and beverages to enhance or restore their colour, making them more appealing, consistent, and visually attractive. These agents can be natural or synthetic and are used in a wide range of products, including candies, beverages, baked goods, dairy products, and processed foods. The primary purpose of colouring agents is to compensate for colour loss during processing, to standardise product appearance, or to make food visually pleasing.

Deutsch: Farbe / Español: Color / Português: Cor / Français: Couleur / Italiano: Colore

Colour in the food context refers to the visual appearance and pigmentation of food, which plays a crucial role in influencing perception, taste expectations, and overall appeal. Food colour can be natural, coming from pigments like carotenoids, chlorophyll, and anthocyanins, or it can be artificially added for aesthetic and marketing purposes. It also serves as an indicator of food quality, freshness, and ripeness.

Coltello is the Italian generic word for knife. It also refers to dinner knife

Coltello da carne is the Italian term referring to "steak knife", a sharp table knife used in eating steak

Coltello da formaggio is the Italian term referring to cheese knife, a special type of knife used or designed for cutting cheese

Coltello da intaglio is the Italian term referring to "carving knife", a large knife used to carve cooked meat, like roasted turkey

Coltello da macellaio is the Italian term referring to "butcher knife", a special large knife used by a butcher for cutting

Coltello per pane is the Italian term for "bread knife", a knife used to cut bread

Com binh dan a Vietnamese term which literally means "people's meals", comprise an array of prepared dishes like stuffed tomatoes, fried fish, tofu, pickles and eggs, plus rice

Com Chay refers to a Vietnamese dish made with coconut milk, rice, soy sauce and garlic.

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Coloring Agent

Colour

Coltello

Coltello da carne

Coltello da formaggio

Coltello da intaglio

Coltello da macellaio

Coltello per pane

Com binh dan

Com Chay

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