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Synthetic colorants are the colorants which are not found in nature due to their chemical structure and obtained by chemical synthesis. In 1856, William Henry Perkin discovered the first synthetic organic color which is purplish lilac color obtained from coaltar. Synthetic food colorants have their high coloring ability, various color tone, homogeneous color distribution, brightness, stability, and ease of application [19, 26].

Synthetic are divided into three groups according to their solubility:

 ➢ Water soluble synthetic colors

 ➢ Fat soluble synthetic colors

 ➢ Lake colors