A commonly used food coloring can make the skin of a living mouse transparent, allowing scientists to see its organs function, according to a new study.

The yellow hue of yellow rice comes from annatto, saffron, or turmeric. Or, if you want to cut corners, yellow food coloring…but don’t expect that to deliver in the taste department!

A commonly used food coloring can make the skin of a living mouse transparent, allowing scientists to see its organs function, according to a new study.

American cheese has an iconic, and unnatural-looking, yellow color. But why is it yellow? And what gives American cheese that unique color?

In a new study, researchers made the skin on the skulls and abdomens of live mice transparent by applying to the areas a mixture of water and a common yellow food coloring called tartrazine.

Researchers made the skin on the skulls and bellies of live mice transparent by applying a mixture of water and a yellow food coloring called tartrazine.

1. Carefully pour some milk in a dish so it just covers the bottom. 2. Gently add one or two drops of red, blue, and yellow food coloring to the same spot in the center of the milk. 3. Dip a cotton ...

More than 100 years later, scientists have discovered a real-life version of the substance: A commonly used food coloring found in snack foods and candies such as tortilla chips and candy corn can ...

More than 100 years later, scientists have discovered a real-life version of the substance: A commonly used food coloring found in snack foods and candies such as tortilla chips and candy corn can ...