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