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===E100βE199 (colours)<span class="anchor" id="E100βE199"></span>=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Code !Name(s) !Colour !Status |- |E100 |[[Curcumin]] (from [[turmeric]]) |Yellow-orange |Approved in the EU.<ref name=FSAlist>{{cite web |title=Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers |publisher=[[Food Standards Agency]] |location=United Kingdom |year=2010 |url=http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |access-date=26 November 2010 |archive-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124435/http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |url-status=live }}</ref> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors">{{cite web |title=Summary of Color Additives for Use in United States in Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices |publisher=[[United States Food and Drug Administration]] |url=https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm115641.htm |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422154919/https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm115641.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |E101 |[[Riboflavin]] (Vitamin B<sub>2</sub>), formerly called lactoflavin |Yellow-orange |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E101a]] |[[Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate]] |Yellow-orange |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E102]] |[[Tartrazine]] (FD&C Yellow 5) |Yellow |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E103]] |[[Alkannin]]<ref>[http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf Additives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406040011/http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/Additives%20alpha.pdf |date=6 April 2011 }}, [[Food Standards Australia New Zealand]]</ref> |Red-brown | |- |[[E104]] |[[Quinoline Yellow WS]] |Dull or greenish yellow ||Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /> |- |[[Fast Yellow AB|E105]] |[[Fast Yellow AB]] |Yellow |Forbidden in the EU and US.<ref>{{Citation |title=Fast Yellow AB |date=2022-12-12 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fast_Yellow_AB&oldid=1127048660 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-09-02 |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[E106]] |[[Riboflavin-5-Sodium Phosphate]] |Yellow | |- |E107 |[[Yellow 2G]] |Yellow | |- |E110 |[[Sunset Yellow FCF]] (Orange Yellow S, FD&C Yellow 6) |Yellow-orange |Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /><br>Banned in [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/foodsafety/additives.html |work=CBC News |title=Food additives |date=29 September 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130909224854/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/foodsafety/additives.html |archive-date=9 September 2013}}</ref><br>Products in the EU require warnings and its use is being phased out.<ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |E111 |[[Orange GGN]] |Orange | |- |E120 |[[Cochineal]], [[Carminic acid]], [[Carmine]] (Natural Red 4) |Crimson |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |E121 |[[Citrus Red 2]] |Orange to pink |Approved in the United States only for use in colouring the skin of oranges.<ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|74|302}}</ref> |- |[[E122]] |[[Carmoisine]] (azorubine) |Red to maroon ||Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><br>Undergoing a voluntary phase-out in the UK.<br>Currently banned in Canada, Japan, Norway, USA {{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}<br>EU currently evaluating health risks.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} |- |E123 |[[Amaranth (dye)|Amaranth]] (FD&C Red 2) |Red |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the United States.<ref name=time>{{cite magazine |title=Death of a Dye |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945520,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=2 February 1976 |access-date=19 December 2019 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219205740/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,945520,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[E124]] |[[Ponceau 4R]] (Cochineal Red A, Brilliant Scarlet 4R) |Pink |Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /> |- |E125 |[[Ponceau SX]], [[Scarlet GN]] |Red |Only permitted for externally applied drugs and cosmetics in the US.<ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|81|10}}</ref><ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|81|30}}</ref><ref>{{CodeFedReg|21|82|304}}</ref> |- |E126 |[[Ponceau 6R]] |Red | |- |E127 |[[Erythrosine]] (FD&C Red 3) |Pink |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the US.<ref name="FDA Red 3">{{cite web |title=FDA to Revoke Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs |url=https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115143509/https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugs |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 January 2025 |website=FDA |access-date=16 January 2025 |last1=Program |first1=Human Foods |date=15 January 2025 }}</ref> |- |E128 |[[Red 2G]] |Red or pink |Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" /> |- |E129 |[[Allura Red AC]] (FD&C Red 40) |Red |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><br>Banned in [[Switzerland]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}<br>Undergoing a voluntary phase out in the UK.<br>Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |E130 |[[Indanthrene blue RS]] |Blue | |- |[[E131]] |[[Patent Blue V]] |Sky blue |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the US and Australia.{{cn|date=May 2024}} |- |[[E132]] |[[Indigo carmine]] (indigotine, FD&C Blue 2) |Indigo |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E133]] |[[Brilliant blue FCF]] (FD&C Blue 1) |Blue |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |E140 |[[Chlorophyll]]s and [[Chlorophyllin]]s:<br>(i) Chlorophylls<br>(ii) Chlorophyllins |Green |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |E141 |Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins<br>(i) Copper complexes of chlorophylls<br>ii) Copper complexes of chlorophyllins |Green |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E142]] |[[Green S]] |Green |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E143]] |[[Fast Green FCF]] (FD&C Green 3) |Turquoise |Approved in the US. Banned in the EU. |- |[[E150a]] |[[Caramel coloring|Plain caramel]] |Brown |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E150b]] |[[Caramel coloring|Caustic sulfite caramel]] |Brown |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E150c]] |[[Caramel coloring|Ammonia caramel]] |Brown |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E150d]] |[[Caramel coloring|Sulfite ammonia caramel]] |Brown |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E151]] |[[Black PN]], [[Brilliant Black BN]] |Black |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E152]] |[[Carbon black]] (hydrocarbon) |Black | |- |[[E153]] |[[Vegetable carbon]] |Black |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Banned in the US. <ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm106626.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606162201/http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditiveInventories/ucm106626.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 June 2009 |title=Color Additive Status List |website=[[Food and Drug Administration]] |access-date=2011-10-27}}</ref> |- |[[E154]] |[[Brown FK]] (kipper brown) |Brown |Previously approved in the EU for dyeing kippers only: approval withdrawn November 2011.<ref name="1129/2011">{{cite web |title=Regulations: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1129/2011 |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0001:0177:En:PDF |publisher=[[European Commission]] |date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20111120012046/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:295:0001:0177:En:PDF |archive-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> |- |[[E155]] |[[Brown HT]] (chocolate brown HT) |Brown |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E160a]] |[[Alpha-carotene]], [[Beta-carotene]], [[Gamma-carotene]] |Yellow-orange to brown |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Only beta-carotene is approved in the US <ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E160b]] |[[Annatto]], [[bixin]], [[norbixin]] |Orange |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E160c]] |[[Paprika oleoresin]]: (i) [[capsanthin]], (ii) [[capsorubin]] |Red |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E160d]] |[[Lycopene]] |Bright to deep red |Restricted use approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/><ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E160e]] |[[Beta-apo-8'-carotenal]] (C 30) |Orange-red to yellow |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E160f]] |[[Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid]] (C 30) |Orange-red to yellow |Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" /> |- |[[E161a]] |[[Flavoxanthin]] |Golden-yellow and brownish | |- |[[E161b]] |[[Lutein]] |Orange-red to yellow |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E161c]] |[[Cryptoxanthin]] |Orange-red | |- |[[E161d]] |[[Rubixanthin]] |Orange-red | |- |[[E161e]] |[[Violaxanthin]] |Orange | |- |[[E161f]] |[[Rhodoxanthin]] |Purple | |- |[[E161g]] |[[Canthaxanthin]] |Violet |Not approved in the EU.<ref name="1129/2011" /> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E161h]] |[[Zeaxanthin]] |Orange-red | |- |[[E161i]] |[[Citranaxanthin]] |Deep violet | |- |[[E161j]] |[[Astaxanthin]] |Red | |- |[[E162]] |[[Beetroot Red]], [[Betanin]] |Red |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E163]] |[[Anthocyanins]] |[[pH indicator|pH dependent]]<br>(Red, green and purple ranges) |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- ||[[E164 (E number)|E164]] |[[Saffron]] |Orange-red<sup>[colour?]</sup> | Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |E170 |[[Calcium carbonate]], [[Chalk]] |White |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E171]] |[[Titanium dioxide]] |White |No longer approved in the EU as of June 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/63 of 14 January 2022 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the food additive titanium dioxide (E 171) |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R0063 |date=14 January 2022 |publisher=European Commission |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317181113/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R0063 |url-status=live }}</ref> due to the identification of potential carcinogenic effects.<ref>{{cite news |title=E171: EU watchdog says food colouring widely used in UK is unsafe; European Commission to propose ban after finding that carcinogenic effects cannot be ruled out |work=The Guardian |author=Daniel Boffey |date=6 May 2021 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/e171-eu-watchdog-says-food-colouring-widely-used-in-uk-is-unsafe |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507125633/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/e171-eu-watchdog-says-food-colouring-widely-used-in-uk-is-unsafe |url-status=live }}</ref><br>Approved in the US.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E172]] |[[Iron oxide]]s and [[iron hydroxide]]s |Brown |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> Approved in the US for sausage casings.<ref name="FDA colors"/> |- |[[E173]] |Aluminium |Silver to grey |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E174]] |Silver |Silver |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E175 (E number)|E175]] |Gold |Gold |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[E180]] |[[Pigment Rubine]], [[Lithol Rubine BK]] |Red |Approved in the EU.<ref name="FSAlist"/> |- |[[Tannic acid|E181]] |[[Tannin]] |Brown | |- |[[E182]] |[[Orcein]], [[Orchil]] |Purple | |}
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