E-Number
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Name
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Category
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Comments
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E100
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Curcumin, turmeric
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Colouring
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Orange-yellow colour, derived from turmeric
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E101
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Riboflavin -Vitamin B2
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Yellow colour
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A vitamin. Formerly lactoflavin
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E102
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Tartrazine
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Colouring
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Potential allergic reaction. Avoid if possible. Orange/yellow. Banned in Austria & Norway
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E103
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Chrysoine Resorcinol
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Colouring
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E104
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Quinoline Yellow
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Greenish yellow colouring
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Potential allergic reaction. Banned in Australia, Norway & USA
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E107
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Yellow 2G
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Yellow colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Avoid if possible. Banned in Australia & USA
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E110
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Sunset Yellow FCF
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Yellow colour
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Potential strong allergic reaction. Avoid if possible. Banned in Norway
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E120
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Cochineal, Carminic acid
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Red colour
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Obtained from egg yolk and dried insects. Avoid if possible
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E122
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Carmoisine
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Red colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Avoid if possible. Banned in Austria, Norway, Sweden & USA
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E123
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Amaranth
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Purplish-red colour
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Avoid if possible. Banned in many, many countries
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E124
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Brilliant Scarlet 4R, Ponceau 4R
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Red colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Avoid if possible
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E127
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Erythrosine
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Red colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Avoid if possible
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E128
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Red 2G
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Red colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Banned in many countries
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E129
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Allura Red AC
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Red colour
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Potential skin allergic reaction. Best avoided. Banned in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden & Switzerland
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E131
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Patent Blue V
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Blue colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Banned in Australia
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E132
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Indigo Carmine
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Blue colour
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Potential strong allergic reaction. Avoid if possible. Banned in Norway
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E133
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Brilliant Blue FCF
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Blue colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Avoid if possible. Banned in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden & Switzerland
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E140
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Chlorophyll
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Green to olive colour
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At last! A naturally occurring green pigment found in leaves and stems of plants.
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E141
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Copper complex of Chlorophyll
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Olive colour
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E142
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Greens S
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Green colour
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Banned in Norway, Sweden & USA
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E150(A-D)
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Caramels
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Brown colour
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Commonly used colour and flavouring agent
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E151
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Brilliant Black BN
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Black colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Avoid if possible. Banned in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland & USA
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E153
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Carbon black, Vegetable carbon
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Black colour
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Natural colour from burnt plant material, or manufactured. Banned in USA
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E154
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Brown FK
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Brown colour
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Potential allergic reaction. Banned in Australia & USA
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E155
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Chocolate brown HT
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Brown colour
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Avoid if possible. Banned in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland & USA
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E160(A)
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Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma-Carotene
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Yellow to red
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From carrots, tomatoes, apricots, oranges, and green veg. Now likely manufactured.
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E160(B)
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Annatto, bixin, norbixin
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Orange colour
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E160(C)
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Paprika extract; Capsanthin
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Colouring agent
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Banned in several countries
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E160(D)
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Lycopene
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Colouring agent
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Banned in Australia
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E160(E)
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Beta-apo-8'-carotenal
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Orange colour
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No adverse effects recorded
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E160(F)
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Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid
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Orange colour
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No adverse effects recorded
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E161
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Xanthophylls
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Yellow to red
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No adverse effects recorded
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E161(G)
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Canthaxanthin
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Orange colour
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No adverse effects recorded
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E162
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Betanin (Beetroot Red)
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Red/purple colour
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Another natural colour. No adverse effects recorded
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E163
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Anthocyanins
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Violet colour
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Plant pigments naturally present
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E170
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Calcium carbonate, Chalk
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Colouring
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Naturally occurring mineral
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E171
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Titanium dioxide
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White colour
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E172
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Iron oxides and hydroxides
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Colouring
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Naturally occurring minerals
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E173
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Aluminium
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Colouring agent
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Banned in some countries
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E174
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Silver
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Colouring
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Banned in some countries
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E175
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Gold
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Colouring
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Banned in some countries
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E180
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Pigment Rubine, Lithol Rubine
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Colouring
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Banned in some countries
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E181
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Tannin, Tannic acid
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Colouring
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