colour retention agent

noun

Any compound added to a food product in order to retain or enhance its colour during storage or cooking.

Meanings

nouncolour retention agent (plural colour retention agents)

plural colour retention agents

  1. Any compound added to a food product in order to retain or enhance its colour during storage or cooking.

Translations

German Farbstabilisator
  • Farbstabilisatorcompound added to a food product
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APA

colour retention agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20retention%20agent

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colour retention agent,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20retention%20agent.

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