Tartrazine is used as a food colouring agent. Which colour will be imparted by the chemical?

Yellow

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Green

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Red

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Solution

The correct option is A
Yellow

Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used for food colouring. It is one of the chemicals that are allowed to be used in a permissible amount to artificially colour food. It is found in pasta, candy, cereals etc. Sunset yellow is also a chemical that is used for imparting yellow colour.

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