Not really. It will cause harm to you though, but only if you're allergic to such food dyes. See related link below for more.
Yellow 5 food coloring is added to it.
In food coloring it is about 5 drops of yellow to one drop of red food coloring.
No it is not. It is a food coloring.
Yellow #5 is Tartrazine, E102. There are other yellow food colorings, but they have different designations. See attached link.
The elements of food coloring can depend on whether it is made from natural or synthetic substances. Some natural coloring for food are turmeric and annatto, which comes from the achiote seed. Examples of artificial food colorings are FD&C yellow Nos. 5 and 6, and green No. 3.
5 dips of food coloring
Corn Syrup, sugar, water, food starch-modified, yellow 5, red 3, yellow 6, carrageenan, sodium benzoate (preservative), citric acid, blue 1. All of the artificial food colors such as FD&C Yellow 5, FD&C Yellow 6, FD&C Red 40, etc, that are used to make the commonly known food colorings found on grocery stores are made by combining raw materials through a reaction and therefore creating a molecule that is precisely such food color.
The three most widely used culprits---Yellow 5, Yellow 6 and Red 40---contain compounds, including benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl, that research has linked with cancer. So yes they are often bad for you.
Yellow 5 in Flamin Hot Cheetos is an artificial coloring. So are red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, and yellow 6 that are listed on the ingredient list on the package.
its a mixture between green and yellow a very lemon limey color.
For .75 oz. of a general green (gel) food coloring that I have. Ingredients: Water, sugar, may contain one or more of the following U.S. Certified Colors (red 40, red 3, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1 & blue 2), or (titanium dioxide), modified corn starch, vegetable gum, citric acid and less than 1/10 of 1% sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as preservatives). I hope this helped. Xo, Smartiiz.
Tartrazine.