Food Additives
| Name | Code |
Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Curcumin lambdamax= 420 nm |
E100, CI | |
| Riboflavin lambdamax= ? nm |
E101, CI | |
| Tartrazine lambdamax= 426 nm |
E102, CI 19140 FD&C Yellow No. 5 |
|
| Sunset Yellow FCF lambdamax= 480 nm |
E110, CI 15985 FD&C Yellow No. 6 |
|
| Cochineal lambdamax= 530 nm |
E120, CI | |
| Carmoisine azorubine lambdamax= 515 nm |
E122, CI 14720 | |
| Amaranth lambdamax= 523 nm |
E123, CI 16185 FD&C Red No. 2 banned by FDA 1976 |
|
| Brilliant Scarlet 4R lambdamax= ? nm |
E124, CI 16255 | |
| Erythrosine lambdamax= 530 nm |
E127, CI 45430 FD&C Red No. 3 |
|
| Allura Red AC lambdamax= 507 nm |
E129, CI 16035 FD&C Red No. 40 |
|
| Indigo Carmine Indigotine lambdamax= 608 nm |
E132, CI 73015 FD&C Blue No. 2 |
|
| Brilliant Blue FCF lambdamax= 630 nm |
E133, CI 42090 FD&C Blue No.1 |
|
| Chlorophylls and copper complexes | E140 and E141 | |
| Green S | E142, CI 44090 | |
| Brilliant Black BN (PN) | E151, CI 28440 | |
| Chocolate Brown HT | E155, CI 20285 | |
| beta-Carotene | E160a | |
| Bixin | E160b | |
| Lycopene | E60d, CI | |
| Betanin lambdamax= 535 nm |
E162 | |
| Fast Green FCF lambdamax= 625 nm |
INS 143, CI 42053 FD&C Green No. 3 |
Anthocyanins
are given in a separate Table.The E (EEC code) is being replaced for international use by the Codex Alimentarius Commission who are developing an International Numbering System (INS). This will largely use the same numbers (but without the E). CI is the code used in the Colour Index Volumes.
In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for regulating colour additives and they use codes beginning with FD&C (from the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938).
Food Color Facts
Created 7th July 1997. Last modified 13th June, 1999.
URL http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/lectures/ecode.html