With vibrant colors and tonal hues, food can be more like art. I am drawn to foods that appeal and engage my visual senses. The more colors, the better.

Did you know that natural and artificial food colors can help correct for color loss and natural variations in color; enhance the existing colors in food; and provide color to colorless foods? Also, did you know that food colors, both natural and artificial, have been federally tested and regulated for more than 125 years and continue to be studied and regulated to ensure their safety?

Read on to learn more about the diverse and colorful palette of natural and artificial food colors and what types of foods are enhanced by these food colors.