Eating in China
Caramel colour

Caramel colour

Chinese name
焦糖色(类别未细分)
Mandarin pinyin
Jiāotángsè

Brown food colouring made by controlled heating of carbohydrates; supplied as liquid or solid.

Type
Food additives

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Brown food colouring made by controlled heating of carbohydrates; supplied as liquid or solid.

In the kitchen

Adds brown colour to drinks, sauces and other foods.

Four manufacturing classes exist. An unspecified label does not identify the class or all processing materials; it is not caramel cream or candy.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有焦糖色(类别未细分)吗?

Does this dish contain Caramel colour?

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