tartrazine

Noun

tartrazine (countable and uncountable, plural tartrazines)

1. A lemon-yellow azo dye used as a food colouring.
   • Rowlands and Gorecki said that existing methods to turn tissue transparent use solutions that have side effects such as dehydration and swelling and can alter the structure of the tissue. However, tartrazine was used at a low concentration, and its effects were easily undone, potentially...2024 September 5, Katie Hunt, “Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says”, in CNN
   • The European Union requires a warning label on products that contain three artificial food dyes approved in the U.S.:
     Yellow No. 5, also known as tartrazine.
     Red No. 40, also called E129 or Allura Red AC.
     Yellow No. 6, called sunset yellow or E110.2024 December 7, Kaitlin Sullivan, “FDA may finally ban artificial red dye from beverages, candy and other foods”, in NBC News

   Synonyms:

   E102, FD&C Yellow No. 5, Yellow 5