Description
Colours are food additives, which add or restore colour in food.
Additives of this type are used in the food industry as colours, decorative pigments, and surface colourants.
Additives in the category «Colours»
E101 – Riboflavins
Very low danger
Plant origin
Microbiological origin
Artificial origin
Colours
E101 – Riboflavins
E101(ii) – Riboflavin 5'-phosphate sodium
Artificial origin
Colours
E101(ii) – Riboflavin 5'-phosphate sodium
E101(iii) – Riboflavin from "Bacillus subtilis"
Microbiological origin
Colours
E101(iii) – Riboflavin from "Bacillus subtilis"
E124 – Ponceau 4R, Cochineal red A
High danger
Synthetic origin
Colours
E124 – Ponceau 4R, Cochineal red A
E132 – Indigotine (Indigo carmine)
Medium danger
Synthetic origin
Colours
E132 – Indigotine (Indigo carmine)
E140 – Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Very low danger
Plant origin
Artificial origin
Colours