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Encyclopedia > Colourant

A colourant is something added to something else to induce a change in colour. Colourants can be dyes, pigments, inks, paint, or chemicals. This could be adding white to tint or black to shade a certain pigment, ultimately changing the colour or value. Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... In biology, pigment is any material resulting in color in plant or animal cells which is the result of selective absorption. ... An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for colouring a surface to render an image or text. ... It has been suggested that Dutch process paint be merged into this article or section. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ... Value is worth in general, and it is thought to be connected to reasons for certain practices, policies, actions, beliefs or emotions. ...


Food

Main article: Food coloring A food coloring is any substance that is added to food to change its color. ...


In foods, colourants are food additives, and as such are given a uniformal identification code called an E Number. Not all E Numbers are necessarily colourants. Food additives are substances added to food to preserve it or improve its flavor and appearance. ... For the mathematical constant see: E (mathematical constant). ...


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Through his in-depth studies of coloursÂ’ effect on the human organism, he discovered that colours affect the entire organism, that each colour has a role to play, and that a balance of colour is necessary for good health.
Colour therapy should be considered a complimentary treatment; it is not meant to replace conventional treatments and medications, but to compliment them.
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Colour is simply light of different wavelengths and frequencies and light is just one form of energy made up from photons.
As the light passes through the prism, it is split into the seven visible colours of the spectrum by refraction.
The higher the frequency, of the colour, the closer together the waves of energy are.
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