food coloring vs coloring

food coloring and coloring both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
food coloring	Yes	No	No	No
coloring	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, food coloring and coloring are synonyms defined as:

food coloring and coloring: a digestible substance used to give color to food

Other synonyms of food coloring include colouring, food color, food colour, food colouring.

food coloring (noun)	coloring (noun)
a digestible substance used to give color to food	the act or process of changing the color of something
	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
	a digestible substance used to give color to food