Is adding caramel pigment to food harmful to human body?

Caramel pigment is a synthetic pigment. Because it contains toxic elements such as arsenic, lead and mercury, if these elements are ingested too much, it will seriously endanger human health. After eating, it will affect human endocrine, cause gastrointestinal allergies and may even lead to cancer.

Harm of various pigments to human body;

1. Crimson

If you take food containing carmine for a long time, it will cause great harm to human body, especially to liver and kidney function, which may seriously cause cancer.

2. Amaranth red

Studies have found that long-term consumption of food containing amaranth is carcinogenic and will do great harm to human body, especially to infants.

3. Sunset yellow

If you take food containing sunset yellow for a long time, it will cause allergies, diarrhea and other symptoms. When the intake is too large and exceeds the load of the liver, it will accumulate in the body, causing certain damage to the kidney and liver.

4. erythrosine

If you take food containing erythrosine for a long time, it may affect the nervous system and easily lead to hyperactivity, emotional instability, inattention, poor self-control, eccentric behavior, loss of appetite and other adverse symptoms.

5.lemon yellow

If you take food containing lemon yellow for a long time, it will cause anxiety, migraine, depression, blurred vision, asthma, itching, limb weakness, urticaria, suffocation and other symptoms.

6. New red

Long-term consumption of food containing new red will have adverse effects on gastrointestinal tract and affect fertility.

7.indigo

If you take food containing indigo for a long time, it will cause gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

8. Bright blue

Long-term consumption of food containing bright blue can lead to diarrhea, sudden (genetic mutation) or cancer.