Natural food and beverage colourings - Natural Food Additives, Ingredients and Flavourings - page 24

Table 2.1 Natural colour summary table

Pigment E number/name Main uses

Turmeric/
curcumin

E100 or curcumin Confectionary, coatings and seasonings,

sauces, desserts, yellow fats, ice cream
and sorbets

Beetroot E162 or beetroot red or

betanin

Ice cream, milk drinks, dairy products,
sorbets, icings and decorations and
yoghurts

Annatto E160b or annatto or bixin/

nor-bixin

Ice cream, fats and margarines, yellow
fi sh such as smoked kippers,
breadcrumbs, yoghurts, Red Leicester
cheese and fl avoured processed cheese

Anthocyanins E163 or anthocyanins Soft drinks, confectionary and fruit

preparations

Chlorophyll E140 or chlorophyll/

chlorophyllin

Sauces, confectionary, fruit and vegetable
products and also in specialised products
such as Sage Derby cheese

Chlorophyllin E141 or copper complexes

of chlorophyll/copper
complexes of chlorophyllin

Sugar confectionary, beverages, ice
cream, water ices, fruit preparations,
decorations and coatings, sauces and also
in specialised products such as Sage
Derby cheese

Caramel E150a plain caramel

E150b caustic sulphite
caramel
E150c ammonia caramel
E150d sulphite ammonia
caramel

Soft drinks such as ginger beer and cola,
beers and spirits, sauces and
confectionary

Lutein E161b or lutein Soft drinks, sauces, confectionary,

decorations and bakery wares

Carotene E160a or mixed carotenes

or beta carotene

Soft drinks, yellow fats, sauces,
confectionary, processed cheese,
decorations and bakery wares

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Paprika E160c or paprika extract or

capsanthin or capsurubin

Seasonings, sauces, confectionary,
processed cheese

Lycopene E160d or lycopene Surimi, beverages, decorations and

coatings, fruit preparations, panned
confectionary and milk drinks

Carminic acid/
carmine

E120 or cochineal or
carminic acid or carmines

Confectionary, meat-based products, fruit
preparations, sausage casings, sauces,
marinades and surimi