FOOD COLOURS

CLASSIFICATION BY ORIGIN

CLASSIFICATION BY ORIGIN

NATURALNATURAL SYNTHETICSYNTHETIC

vegetalvegetal animalanimal mineralmineralNo special

labelingNo special

labeling

Special labelingSpecial labeling

E-102, E-104, E-110, E-122, E-124, E-129

E-102, E-104, E-110, E-122, E-124, E-129

E-131, E-132, E-133, E-151

E-155

E-131, E-132, E-133, E-151

E-155

Highly restrictedHighly

restricted

E-127, E-123E-127, E-123E-171, E-172E-171, E-172E-120E-120E-100, E-101, E-120

E-140, E-141, E-150, E-160, E-161, E-162,

E-163

E-100, E-101, E-120E-140, E-141, E-150, E-160, E-161, E-162,

E-163

DOUE Reg 1333/2008/UE

Classification by application form

Classification by application form

WatersolubleWatersoluble OleosolubleOleosoluble PigmentsPigments

Synthetic colours, Curcuma OR, Carmine WS,

Chlorophyllins, Caramel,Carotenes WD,

Annatto, Paprika WD, Lutein WD,Beetroot Red, Anthocyanins

Synthetic colours, Curcuma OR, Carmine WS,

Chlorophyllins, Caramel,Carotenes WD,

Annatto, Paprika WD, Lutein WD,Beetroot Red, Anthocyanins

Chlorophylls, Betacarotene, Annatto, Paprika OR.,Lutein,

Lycopene

Chlorophylls, Betacarotene, Annatto, Paprika OR.,Lutein,

Lycopene

Lakes of synthetic coloursCurcumin, Riboflavin, Carmine lakeVegetable carbon, Titanium Dioxide,

Iron oxides

Lakes of synthetic coloursCurcumin, Riboflavin, Carmine lakeVegetable carbon, Titanium Dioxide,

Iron oxides

Natural colours

PRODUCT MAIN DYE CI

Nº EEC ASPECT AND SOLUBILITY

RIBOFLAVINE E-101 P PG

RIBOFLAVINE PHOSPHATE E-101 P WS

TURMERIC CURCUMINE 75300 E-100

P/L WS/OS/PG

ANNATTO NORBIXIN 75120 E-160b

L WS

BIXIN 75120 E-160b

L OS

ß-CAROTENE 40800 E-160a

P/L WS/OS

PAPRIKA CAPSANTHIN E-160c L WS/OS

XANTHOPHYLLS LUTEIN E-161 P/L WS/OS

CARAMEL E-150 P/L WS

CHLOROPHYLLS - Mg

CHLOROPHYLL Mg

75810 E.140 L OS

CHLOROPHYLLIN

Mg 75815

E-140 P WS

CHLOROPHYLLS - Cu

CHLOROPHYLL Cu

75815 E-141

L OS

CHLOROPHYLLIN Cu

75815 E-141

P WS

RED BEET BETANIN E-162 P/L WS

COCHINEAL CARMINE 75470

E-120 P/L WS/PG

CARMINIC ACID 75470

E-120 P WS

ANTHOCYANINS ENOCYANIN E-163 P WS

CARROT ANTHOCYANIN

E-163 P WS

VEGETABLE CARBON E-153 P PG

PRODUCT MAIN DYE CI

Nº EC ASPECT AND SOLUBILITY

TITANIUM WHITE

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

77891 E-171

P PG

YELLOW CONINOR E-172 IRON OXIDE 77492 E-172

P PG

RED CONINOR E-172 IRON OXIDE 77491 E-172

P PG

RED CONINOR R/E-172 IRON OXIDE 77491 E-172

P PG

BLACK CONINOR E-172 IRON OXIDE 77499 E-172

P PG

P: Powder L: Liquid WS: Watersoluble OS: Oilsoluble PG: Pigment

CONACERT : Synthetic dyes for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products

TYPE CI /NºEEC DYE RANGE

QUINOLINE YELLOW

47005 E-104

70%

TARTRAZINE TARTRAZINE 233A

19140 E-102

85%

30%

SUNSET YELLOW SUNSET YELLOW 41

15985 E-110

85%

41%

BROWN HT

20285 E-155 70%

PONCEAU 4R PONCEAU 4R 33

16255 E-124

80% 33%

ALLURA RED (RED 40) 16035

E-129 85%

ERYTHROSINE 45430

E-127 87%

CARMOISINE 14720

E-122 85%

AMARANTH 16185

E-123 85%

INDIGO CARMINE 73015

E-132 85%

PATENT BLUE V 42051 E-131

85%

BRILLIANT BLUE FCF 42090

E-133 85%

GREEN S 44090

E-142 80%

BLACK PN 28440

E-151 80%

COLOUR INDEX a multi-volume reference work about colorants issued by the British Society of Dyers and Colourists and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists; continually updated

Trisodium 1-(4-sulfonatophenyl)-4-(4-sulfonatophenylazo)-5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylate COLOUR INDEX: CI 19140, FOOD YELLOW 4, ACID YELLOW 23 E NUMBER: E-102 CAS: 1934-21-0; EINECS 217-699-5

NaO3S N

N

N

N

ONaO

HO

SO3Na

TARTRAZINE

SYNTHETIC FOOD COLOURS

STABILITY

FOOD DYE CI FDC EEC S(H20)

g/l Light Alkali 100º 200º Fruit Acids

Benzoic Acid

SO2

TARTRAZINE 19140 FY4 FDC Y5 102 140 6 4 5 5 5 5 5

QUINOLINE YELLOW 47005 FY13 104 150 5 2 4 3 5 2 5

SUNSET YELLOW 15985 FY3 FDC Y6 110 120 4 4 5 5 5 4 3

PONCEAU 4R 16255 FR7 124 140 4 3 5 5 5 5 3

CARMOISINE 14720 FR3 122 75 5 4 4 3 5 4 4

AMARANTH 16185 FR9 123 100 5 3 5 3 4 4 4

ERYTHROSINE 45430 FR14 FDC R3 127 75 3 3 4 3 1 1 5

ALLURA RED 16035 FR17 FDC R40 129 250 5 4 5 5 5 4 4

INDIGO CARMINE 73015 FB1 FDC B2 132 10 3 1 1 1 1 1 1

PATENT BLUE V 42051 FB5 131 50 4 4 5 4 1 2 1

BRILLIANT BLUE FCF 42090 FB2 FDC B1 133 160 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

GREEN S 44090 FG4 142 80 3 3 5 5 4 4 4

BLACK PN 28440 FBLACK1 151 130 4 4 4 4 4 4 3

BROWN HT 20285 FBrown 3 155 150 5 4 5 5 4 5 4

FOOD SYNTHETIC DYES

PERMITTED IN EUROPEAN UNION AND IN U.S.A.

Nº EEC DYE FDA (*)

E-102 Tartrazine FD&C YELLOW 5

E-104 Quinoline Yellow

E-110 Sunset Yellow FD&C YELLOW 6

E-122 Carmoisine

E-123 Amaranth

E-124 Ponceau 4R PONCEAU SX

FD&C RED 4 E-127 Erythrosine FD&C RED 3

E-129 Allura red (Red 40)

FD&C RED 40

E-131 Patent Blue V

E-132 Indigo Carmine FD&C BLUE 2

E-133 Brilliant Blue FCF FD&C BLUE 1

E-142 Green S

E-151 Black PN

E-155 Brown HT FDA: FOOD DRUG ADMINISTRATION

CONACERT : Blends of synthetic dyes for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products

TYPE DYES DYE RANGE

LEMON YELLOW E-102+E-132 24%

EGG YELLOW E-102+E-110 16% y 25%

MIMOSA YELLOW E-102+E-110 25%

ORANGE 1787 E-110+E-124 40%

ORANGE 2000 E-110+E-124 85%

SHELLFISH COLOUR E-110+E-122 85%

CHOCOLATE BROWN 648 E-102+E-124+E-132 28%

BROWN 4004 E-110+E-151 40%

GREEN 519 E-102+E-133 71%

MINT GREEN 1869 E-102+E-131 81%

GREEN BB2228 E-102+E-133 60%

MINT GREEN 20 E-102+E-132 19.5%

MINT GREEN 23 E-102+E-131 20%

MINT GREEN TV66 E-102+E-131 66%

MINT GREEN 839 E-102+E-131 19%

VIOLET 952 E-122+E-151 16%

VIOLET 1027/1 E-124+E-131+E-151 74%

BLACK 952 E-102+E-110+E-124+ E-131+E-151

25%

E-151

E-104

E-102

E-110

E-155

E-142

N

CH3

CH3

HO

N

SO3Na

SO3

CH3

H3C

N

CH3CH2

CH2CH3

H O

N

S O 3 Al1/3

S O 3

CH2CH3

CH3CH2

.x (Al2O3)

PATENT BLUE V LAKE pigment

PATENT BLUE V water soluble dye

SYNTHETIC COLOURS VS LAKES

CONALAKE : Aluminium lakes for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products

TIPO C.I./nºEEC DYE RANGE

CONALAKE QUINOLINE YELLOW

47005 E-104

12-14%

18-22%

CONALAKE TARTRAZINE 19140

E-102

15-18% 23-27% 35-40%

CONALAKE SUNSET YELLOW

15985 E-110

10,5-12,5% 21-25% 35-40%

CONALAKE PONCEAU 4R

16255

E-124 20-26%

CONALAKE ALLURA RED (RED 40)

16035 E-129

22-26%

CONALAKE ERYTHROSINE

45430 E-127

17-20%

35-40%

CONALAKE CARMOISINE 14720

E-122 19-23%

CONALAKE AMARANTH 16185

E-123 18-21%

CONALAKE INDIGO CARMINE

73015 E-132

9-11%

13-16%

CONALAKE PATENT BLUE V

42051 E-131

21-25%

CONALAKE BRILLIANT BLUE FCF

42090 E-133

12.5-14.5%

CONALAKE BLACK PN 28440

E-151 32-37%

CONALAKE GREEN 778 19140+44090

E-102+E-142 9-11%

CONALAKE GREEN 3076 19140+42090

E-102+E-133 12-16%

CONALAKE GREEN K

47005+73015 E-104+E-132

6-10%

CONALAKE BROWN 2002

15985+16255+73015

E-110+E-124+E-132 20-24%

CONALAKE MARRON 2424

15985+14720+28440

E-110+E-122+E-151 35-40%

MAIN APPLICATIONS

• Food: beverage,sugar confectionery, ice

cream, dairy products, baked goods, preserves, candied fruits, decorations and coatings, sauces,cheese, meat preparations, fish pastes and crustaceans, snacks, dietary food supplements, edible inks.

• Pharmaceuticals Compressed pills, granulates,

solutions, coated tablets

• Pet food Cats and dogs, ornamental fish,

ornamental birds, small rodents

• Cosmetics Lotions, creams, soaps , lipsticks,

make ups, powders,

Food colours legislationIn force:• Labelling: REGULATION (EC) No 1333/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF

THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 on food additives. (Annex V list of colours with special labeling: name or E number of the colour(s)’: may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children. )

• Application: Directive 94/36/EC of 30 June 1994 on colours for use in foodstuffs.

• Purity :COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/128/EC of 22 December 2008 laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs.

Applying 1 june 2013• Application: COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011

amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives.

General labelling legislation • GMO: REG 1829/2003 and REG 1830/2003

• Allergens: Directive 2006/142

• Food information-labelling: Regulation 1169/2011 (food additives exempt of nutritional information) Applying December 2014

Feed legislation• 2004 Commission List of the authorised additives in feedingstuffs (1) published in application of

Article 9t (b) of Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs (2004/C 50/01). (poultry, salmon, trout, cats, dogs, ornamental fish).

• 2005 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 358/2005 of 2 March 2005 concerning the authorisations without a time limit of certain additives and the authorisation of new uses of additives already authorised in feedingstuffs (grain eating birds and small rodents).

Pharmaceutical products• DIRECTIVE 2009/35/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23

April 2009 on the colouring matters which may be added to medicinal products

HOW TO USE APPLICATION DIRECTIVE 94/36/EC

• Annex I: List of permitted food colours• Annex II: Foods which may not content added colours except where

specifically provided for in Annex III, IV or V• Annex III: Food to which only certain permitted colours may be

added• Annex IV : colours permitted for certain uses only• Annex V. Colours permitted in foodstuffs other than those

mentioned in annexes II and III.– Part I: Colours that can be added “quantum satis “ to the foods in

the table– Part II: Colours with combined maximum level specified in the

table

Directiva 94/36 Annex V

HOW TO USE APPLICATION REGULATION 1129/2011

• Annex II• Part A Table 2: Foods which may not content added colours • Part B: List of all additives.

1. colours

2. Sweteners

3. Additives other than colours and sweeteners

• Part C: Definitions of groups of additives Group II: Food colours authorised at quantum satis Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit

• Part D: Food categories• Part E: Authorised food additives and conditions of use in food

categories