[http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food.htm Food] coloring is dye that's safe to eat. Food companies use it to so their products look nice. If you spill food coloring on your carpeting, you basically just poured dye on it! Don't worry. You can try getting the stain out before hiring a professional cleaner. Here's how to get food coloring out of carpet: # Clean up any kind of stain in your carpet as soon as you notice it. The longer stains have to set in, the harder they are to get out. # Gently blot any excess spill with a paper towel. If there's a large amount of spill, you can use a wet vacuum to get up some of it. # Wet a dry stain with a little cool [http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/h2o.htm water]. Wait about a minute for the water to saturate the stain, and then blot gently with a paper towel. If the stain is coming out with just water, keep dampening and blotting until you get the stain out, or nothing more is coming out. # Make a solution of one tablespoon white vinegar, one tablespoon liquid hand dishwashing detergent and two cups (473 milliliters) of warm water. If your food coloring stain is red, use ammonia instead of vinegar [source: [http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/stain-buster/stains-food-coloring-red-may07 Goodhousekeeping]]. Pour some of this solution onto a clean, white cloth and sponge the stained carpet. Dab the carpet dry with a paper towel. Repeat until the stain is gone, or nothing more comes off. # Sponge any remaining stain alternately with a little rubbing alcohol and small amounts of warm water. Blot it dry after each time you wet it. # Moisten the stained areas with three percent hydrogen peroxide. Let the hydrogen peroxide stand for about an hour. Blot and repeat as necessary. # Pile a bunch of paper towels over the area when the stain is finally gone. Weigh down the paper towels with something heavy, like a stack of books. This will absorb all the moisture in about an hour. # Sprinkle a little carpet freshener on the dry carpet, to make your cleaned carpet smell nice [source: [http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/stain-buster/stains-food-coloring-may07 Goodhousekeeping], [http://www.fabriclink.com/Stains/Carpet/Childdrink.cfm FabricLink], [http://www.carpetbuyershandbook.com/carpet-care/carpet-stain-removal/food-coloring.php Hilton]].
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Add white to the red.
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The red food dye would fill in the spaces in the molecules thus turning it red. When there are no spaces the the dye would collect in the bottom of the container
The recipe for Coca Cola has been notoriously closely guarded. It is known that Coke contains brown food dye. It does not contain any red food dye.
It depends on which red dye you want to know about. Food dye is often cochineal. Derived from an animal source.
Red food dye, commonly known as Red 40 or Allura Red AC, is a synthetic dye that is not sourced from any specific country. It is derived from petroleum and undergoes a chemical process to produce the final red color.
Really depends on what type of red stain. Cleaning procedures are different for red dye or red wine for example.
Yes, red food coloring and red dye are similar in that they both add color to food. However, red food coloring is typically made from natural sources like fruits or vegetables, while red dye can be synthetic or artificial.
Red dye 40
Red #40 is NOT made from beetles. You are thinking of another red dye. Red 40 is made from petroleum.
To remove red candle dye from carpet, you can start by blotting the area with a clean cloth to soak up as much of the dye as possible. Then, mix a solution of warm water and mild dish soap, and gently scrub the stained area with a sponge. Rinse with clean water and blot dry. Repeat as necessary until the dye stain is removed.