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    What is in Kool-Aid that makes your fingers stained? Right at the moment I have bright red fingertips because of it.

    Question #30076. Asked by buggywuggyfresh. (Mar 18 03 1:21 AM)


    roobear

    		food coloring

    Mar 18 03, 1:24 AM
    USA #1

    		Everything you wanted to know about Kool Aid, but were afraid to ask.

    http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/food/kool-aid-faq.html

    Mar 18 03, 2:42 AM
    Kainantu

    		Colour additives have long been used as a means of enhancing the aesthetic value of foods, beverages and cosmetics, and for identifying drugs and other products. Archaeological evidence dates the use of colour additives in cosmetics to 5000 B.C. The use of colour additives in drugs is documented in ancient Egyptian writings and historic evidence of the use of colour additives in foods is dated back to at least 1500 B.C., natural substances such as turmeric, paprika and saffron, and inorganic mineral pigments were used. In the middle of the nineteenth century, synthetic organic dyes were developed creating, a more economical and extensive array of colorants. Since then the quality of these colours has improved considerably due to lot of research and development being carried out on them.
    http://www.neelikon.com/uses.htm

    Your bright red fingertips is the result of :FD and C Red No.3
    Erythrosine Cherry-red

    http://www.neelikon.com/faq.htm



    Mar 18 03, 9:33 AM

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