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| Title: | Biocolours—Safe food colours |
| Authors: | Srivastava, S.
Baboo, Bangali |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Biocolours
or natural dyes are derived from plants, insects and minerals. The use of such
colouring matter is rooted in antiquity. Relics from the excavations of
Harrapan Culture have yielded evidence of ropes and fabrics dyed with natural
colours. The caves of Ajanta (the earliest dating back to the first century
B.C.) still preserve the beauty of biocolours in their fullest splendour. In
short, use of biocolours through the art of dyeing and printing is one of our
richest heritages. Biocolours had to pay a very heavy price due to the
development of the synthetic genre of dyestuff. Synthetic dyes made their
advent in India in the 18th century and gradually pushed natural
dyes into oblivion due to their superiority in the speed of dyeing or printing
and the fastness of colours. |
| Page(s): | 45-46 |
| ISSN: | 0036-8512 |
| Source: | SR Vol.47(04) [April 2010]
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