A common yellow food dye, tartrazine, or FD&C (Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics) Yellow #5, is used in snack chips (specifically Doritos), candy, soda, and cosmetics. The dye gives products that bright ...

The study, published in "Science" on Sept. 5, shows how the synthetic yellow dye slowed light enough to render skin translucent when applied to the surface of shaved mice. The dye, commonly used ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Cheetos might look like an appetizing snack to most folks, but scientists have revealed ...

Scientists discovered that the yellow dye in Cheetos can make mouse skin transparent. The dye, tartrazine, is commonly used in foods like Cheetos, Doritos, and Kool-Aid. The technique could have ...