Eat or Avoid

Colorants

65 additives classified as colorants. Browse the full index.

E171Avoid

Titanium Dioxide →

Colorants

E164Eat Away!

Saffron →

Colorants

E161jEat Away!

Astaxanthin →

Colorants

E160dEat Away!

Lycopene →

Colorants

E160bGenerally Safe

Annatto →

Colorants

E160aEat Away!

Carotene →

Colorants

E155Use Sparingly

Brown HT →

Colorants

E150dUse Sparingly

Sulfite Ammonia Caramel →

Colorants

E150cUse Sparingly

Ammonia Caramel →

Colorants

E150bUse Sparingly

Caustic Sulfite Caramel →

Colorants

E150aGenerally Safe

Plain Caramel →

Colorants

E143Use Sparingly

Fast Green FCF →

Colorants

E142Use Sparingly

Green S →

Colorants

E132Use Sparingly

Indigo Carmine →

Colorants

E131Use Sparingly

Patent Blue V →

Colorants

E129Use Sparingly

Allura Red AC →

Colorants

E128Avoid

Red 2G →

Colorants

E125Avoid

Ponceau SX →

Colorants

E123Use Sparingly

Amaranth →

Colorants

E121Avoid

Citrus Red 2 →

Colorants

E120Generally Safe

Carminic Acid →

Colorants

E107Avoid

Yellow 2G →

Colorants

E182Avoid

Orcein →

Colorants

E104Use Sparingly

Quinoline Yellow WS →

Colorants

E153Avoid

Carbon Black →

Colorants

E161hEat Away!

Zeaxanthin →

Colorants, Fortifying Agents

E127Use Sparingly

Erythrosine →

Colorants

E101Eat Away!

Riboflavin →

Colorants, Fortifying Agents

E100Generally Safe

Curcumin →

Antioxidants, Colorants, Flavoring Agents, Preservatives

E102Use Sparingly

Tartrazine →

Colorants

E110Use Sparingly

Sunset Yellow FCF →

Colorants

E133Use Sparingly

Brilliant Blue FCF →

Colorants

E122Use Sparingly

Azorubine →

Colorants

E151Use Sparingly

Brilliant Black BN →

Colorants

E124Use Sparingly

Ponceau 4R →

Colorants

E160cGenerally Safe

Paprika Oleoresin →

Colorants, Flavoring Agents

E250Use Sparingly

Sodium Nitrite →

Colorants, Preservatives

E579Generally Safe

Ferrous Gluconate →

Colorants

E181Generally Safe

Tannin →

Colorants, Stabilizers, Emulsifiers, Thickeners

E175Generally Safe

Gold →

Colorants

E174Use Sparingly

Silver →

Colorants

E172Generally Safe

Iron Oxide →

Colorants

E170Generally Safe

Calcium Carbonate →

Colorants, Acidity Regulators, Anti-caking Agents, Leavening Agents, Stabilizers

E163Eat Away!

Anthocyanins →

Colorants

E161bEat Away!

Lutein →

Antioxidants, Colorants

E180Use Sparingly

Lithol Rubine BK →

Colorants

E173Use Sparingly

Aluminium →

Colorants

E161iGenerally Safe

Citranaxanthin →

Colorants

E161gUse Sparingly

Canthaxanthin →

Colorants

E161fGenerally Safe

Rhodoxanthin →

Colorants

E161dEat Away!

Rubixanthin →

Colorants

E161cEat Away!

Cryptoxanthin →

Colorants

E585Generally Safe

Ferrous Lactate →

Colorants

E162Eat Away!

Betanin →

Colorants

E161aEat Away!

Flavoxanthin →

Colorants

E160eGenerally Safe

Apocarotenal →

Colorants, Fortifying Agents

E154Avoid

Brown FK (Kipper Brown) →

Colorants

E140Eat Away!

Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins →

Colorants

E130Avoid

Indanthrene Blue RS →

Colorants

E126Avoid

Ponceau 6R →

Colorants

E111Avoid

Orange GGN →

Colorants

E105Avoid

Fast Yellow AB →

Colorants

E161eGenerally Safe

Violaxanthin →

Colorants, Fortifying Agents

E103Use Sparingly

Alkannin →

Colorants

E101aEat Away!

Flavin Mononucleotide →

Colorants, Fortifying Agents