Color Additives Approved for Use in
Human Food in the USA.
Lists both the USA and European
Economic Community Formats.
Allergic to color additives? Then use these tables (below) to find the USA equivalent to the
European Economic Community (EEC) Codes used in the
ingredients listings on Australian Made Food Products. Example: Arnotts Tim Tams contain the following color additives:
E102 (Yellow No 5), E110 (Yellow No 6), E129 (Red No
40), E133 (Blue No 1) and E150 (Caramel).
Color
Additives Approved for Use in Human Food Part
74, Subpart A: Color additives subject to batch
certification(4) |
21 CFR Section |
Straight Color |
EEC# |
Year(2)Approved |
Uses and
Restrictions |
74.101 |
FD&C Blue No. 1 |
E133 |
1969 |
Foods generally. |
1993 |
Added Mn spec. |
74.102 |
FD&C Blue No. 2 |
E132 |
1987 |
Foods generally. |
74.203 |
FD&C Green No. 3 |
---- |
1982 |
Foods generally. |
74.250 |
Orange B(3) |
---- |
1966 |
Casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages; NTE
150 ppm (by wt). |
74.302 |
Citrus Red No. 2 |
---- |
1963 |
Skins of oranges not intended or used for processing;
NTE 2.0 ppm (by wt). |
74.303 |
FD&C Red No. 3 |
E127 |
1969 |
Foods generally. |
74.340 |
FD&C Red No 40(3) |
E129 |
1971 |
Foods generally. |
74.705 |
FD&C Yellow No. 5 |
E102 |
1969 |
Foods generally. |
74.706 |
FD&C Yellow No. 6 |
E110 |
1986 |
Foods generally. |
Color
Additives Approved for Use in Human Food Part
73, Subpart A: Color additives exempt from batch certification(1) |
21 CFR Section |
Straight Color |
EEC# |
Year(2)Approved |
Uses and
Restrictions |
73.30 |
Annatto extract |
E160b |
1963 |
Foods generally. |
73.40 |
Dehydrated beets (beet powder) |
E162 |
1967 |
Foods generally. |
73.75 |
Canthaxanthin(3) |
E161g |
1969 |
Foods generally, NTE 30 mg/lb of solid or semisolid
food or per pint of liquid food; May also be used in broiler chicken
feed. |
73.85 |
Caramel |
E150a-d |
1963 |
Foods generally. |
73.90 |
-Apo-8'-carotenal |
E160e |
1963 |
Foods generally, NTE: 15 mg/lb solid, 15 mg/pt
liquid. |
73.95 |
-Carotene |
E160a |
1964 |
Foods generally. |
73.100 |
Cochineal extract
| E120 |
1969 |
Foods generally. |
Carmine |
1967 |
73.125 |
Sodium copper chlorophyllin(3) |
E141 |
2002 |
Citrus-based dry beverage mixes NTE 0.2 percent in
dry mix; extracted from alfalfa. |
73.140 |
Toasted partially defatted cooked cottonseed
flour |
---- |
1964 |
Foods generally. |
73.160 |
Ferrous gluconate |
---- |
1967 |
Ripe olives. |
73.165 |
Ferrous lactate |
---- |
1996 |
Ripe olives. |
73.169 |
Grape color extract(3) |
E163? |
1981 |
Nonbeverage food. |
73.170 |
Grape skin extract (enocianina) |
E163? |
1966 |
Still & carbonated drinks & ades; beverage
bases; alcoholic beverages (restrict. 27 CFR Parts 4 &
5). |
73.200 |
Synthetic iron oxide(3) |
E172 |
1994 |
Sausage casings NTE 0.1 percent (by wt). |
73.250 |
Fruit juice(3) |
---- |
1966 |
Foods generally. |
1995 |
Dried color additive. |
73.260 |
Vegetable juice(3) |
---- |
1966 |
Foods generally. |
1995 |
Dried color additive, water infusion. |
73.300 |
Carrot oil |
---- |
1967 |
Foods generally. |
73.340 |
Paprika |
E160c |
1966 |
Foods generally. |
73.345 |
Paprika oleoresin |
E160c |
1966 |
Foods generally. |
73.450 |
Riboflavin |
E101 |
1967 |
Foods generally. |
73.500 |
Saffron |
E164 |
1966 |
Foods generally. |
73.575 |
Titanium dioxide |
E171 |
1966 |
Foods generally; NTE 1 percent (by wt). |
73.600 |
Turmeric |
E100 |
1966 |
Foods generally. |
73.615 |
Turmeric oleoresin |
E100 |
1966 |
Foods generally. |
Source: U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services U.S. Food & Drug Administration
(FDA) Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Food Ingredients and
Packaging
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