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. 2020 Jan 7;12(1):163. doi: 10.3390/nu12010163

Table 8.

Dyes allowed for artificial coloring in the US.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Name Organic Compound Color E Number ADI * (mg/kg bw/d) Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) Blue No. 1 Brilliant Blue FCF (Acid Blue 9, D&C Blue No. 4, Atracid Blue FG) blue E133 0–6 3844-45-9
FD&C Blue No. 2 Indigotine (Indigo Carmine, Acid Blue 74, Murabba, Sachsischblau) indigo E132 0–5 860-22-0
FD&C Green No. 3 Fast Green FCF (Food Green FCF, Food Green 3, Green 1724) green E143 *** 0–12.5 2353-45-9
FD&C Red No. 3 Erythrosine (Erythrosin B, Acid Red 51, Pyrosin B, Food Red No. 3) pink E127 0–0.1 16423-68-0
FD&C Red No. 40 Allura Red AC (Food Red 17, Curry Red) red E129 0–7 25956-17-6
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Tartrazine (Tatrazol Yellow, Acid Yellow 23, Food Yellow 4) yellow E102 0–10 1934-21-0
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Sunset Yellow FCF (Orange Yellow S, Food Yellow 3) orange E110 0–4 2783-94-0
Citrus Red 2 ** Citrus Red (2,5-Dimethoxy-1-Phenylazo-2-naphthol, CI 12156, CI Solvent Red 80) red E121 *** Only approved for use to color orange peels (US) 6358-53-8
Orange B ** Acid Orange 137 (LS-128771, Schembl132534) orange not allowed *** Only approved for use in hot dog and sausage casings (US) 53060-70-1

* Acceptable daily intake (ADI) values are given for humans and were taken from the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA, https://www.who.int/foodsafety/areas_work/chemical-risks/jecfa/en/) or from the Internationally Peer Reviewed Chemical Safety Information (http://www.inchem.org). Abbreviations used are: bw, body weight; ** Dye allowed by the FDA for limited applications. *** The usage of this dye in food products is forbidden in the EU.

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