E Numbers
Reference food additives and suitability information.
| ID | Name | Category | Origin | Property | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E100 | Curcumin (from turmeric) | Food Colorings | Vegan | Yellow-orange | Approved in the EU.[8] Approved in the US.[9] |
| E101 | Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), formerly called lactoflavin | Food Colorings | Vegan | Yellow-orange | Approved in the EU.[8] Approved in the US.[9] |
| E101a | Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate | Food Colorings | Vegan | Yellow-orange | Approved in the EU.[8] |
| E102 | Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow 5) | Food Colorings | Vegan | Yellow | Approved in the EU.[8] Approved in the US.[9] |
| E103 | Alkannin[10] | Food Colorings | Vegan | Red-brown | |
| E104 | Quinoline Yellow WS | Food Colorings | Vegan | Dull or greenish yellow | Restricted use approved in the EU.[8][11] |
| E105 | Fast Yellow AB | Food Colorings | Vegan | Yellow | Forbidden in the EU and US.[12] |
| E106 | Riboflavin-5-Sodium Phosphate | Food Colorings | Vegan | Yellow | |
| E107 | Yellow 2G | Food Colorings | Vegan | Yellow | |
| E110 | Sunset Yellow FCF (Orange Yellow S, FD&C Yellow 6) | Food Colorings | Vegan | Yellow-orange | Restricted use approved in the EU.[8][11] Banned in Norway.[13] Products in the EU require warnings and its use is being phased out.[11] Approved in the US.[9] |
| E111 | Orange GGN | Food Colorings | Not Vegan | Orange | |
| E120 | Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmine (Natural Red 4) | Food Colorings | Not Vegan | Crimson | Approved in the EU.[8] Approved in the US.[9] |
| E121 | Citrus Red 2 | Food Colorings | Not Vegan | Orange to pink | Approved in the United States only for use in colouring the skin of oranges.[14] |
| E122 | Carmoisine (azorubine) | Food Colorings | Vegan | Red to maroon | Approved in the EU.[8] Undergoing a voluntary phase-out in the UK. Currently banned in Canada, Japan, Norway, USA .[citation needed] EU currently evaluating health risks.[citation needed] |
| E123 | Amaranth (FD&C Red 2) | Food Colorings | Vegan | Red | Approved in the EU.[8] Banned in the United States.[15] |
| E124 | Ponceau 4R (Cochineal Red A, Brilliant Scarlet 4R) | Food Colorings | Not Vegan | Pink | Restricted use approved in the EU.[8][11] |
| E125 | Ponceau SX, Scarlet GN | Food Colorings | Not Vegan | Red | Only permitted for externally applied drugs and cosmetics in the US.[16][17][18] |
| E126 | Ponceau 6R | Food Colorings | Not Vegan | Red | |
| E127 | Erythrosine (FD&C Red 3) | Food Colorings | Vegan | Red | Approved in the EU.[8] Approved in the US except for lake variant.[9] |