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Food colors are classified into three categories:

 ➢ Natural colors: Natural colors are the pigments that are made by living organisms. For example: beetroot extract, lutein, and annatto.

 ➢ Nature-identical colors: Nature-identical colors are the manmade pigments which are basically found in nature. For example: beta-carotene and canthaxanthin.

 ➢ Artificial colors: Artificial colors are purely man-made colors. For example: allura red, and brilliant blue.