# The Colours in Food Regulations 1995, Schedule 1


PERMITTED COLOURS
EC No
Colour
Colour index No or description
1 Aluminium lakes prepared from colours listed in this Schedule are also permitted.
2 Colour index numbers are taken from the third edition 1982 of the Colour Index, volumes 1 to 7, 1315. Also amendments 37 to 40(125), 41 to 44 (127–50), 45 to 48 (130), 49 to 52 (132–50), 53 to 56 (135).
3 The term caramel relates to products of a more or less intense brown colour which are intended for colouring. It does not correspond to the sugary aromatic product obtained from heating sugars and which is used for flavouring food (e.g. confectionery, pastry, alcoholic drinks).
E100
E 101
Curcumin
(i) Riboflavin
(ii) Riboflavin-5'-phosphate
75300
E 102
Tartrazine
19140
E 104
Quinoline Yellow
47005
E 110
Sunset Yellow FCF
Orange Yellow S
15985
E 120
Cochineal, Carminic acid, Carmines
75470
E 122
Azorubine, Carmoisine
14720
E 123
Amaranth
16185
E 124
Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A
16255
E 127
Erythrosine
45430
E 128
Red 2G
18050
E 129
Allura Red AC
16035
E 131
Patent Blue V
42051
E 132
Indigotine, Indigo carmine
73015
E 133
Brilliant Blue FCF
42090
E 140
Chlorophylls and
75810
E 140
Chlorophyllins:
(i) Chlorophylls
(ii) Chlorophyllins
75815
E 141
Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins:
(i) Copper complexes of chlorophylls
(ii) Copper complexes of chlorophyllins
75815
E 142
Green S
44090
E 150a
Plain caramel
E 150b
Caustic sulphite caramel
E 150c
Ammonia caramel
E 150d
Sulphite ammonia caramel
E 151
Brilliant Black BN, Black PN
28440
E 153
Vegetable carbon
E 154
Brown FK
E 155
Brown HT
20285
E 160a
Carotenes:
(i) Mixed carotenes
75130
E 160a
(ii) Beta-carotene
40800
E 160b
Annatto, bixin, norbixin
75120
E 160c
Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin
E 160d
Lycopene
E 160e
Beta-apo-8'-carotenal (C 30)
40820
E 160f
Ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid (C 30)
40825
E 161b
Lutein
E 161g
Canthaxanthin
E 162
Beetroot Red, betanin
E 163
Anthocyanins
Prepared by physical means from fruits and vegetables
E 170
Calcium carbonate
77220
E 171
Titanium dioxide
77891
E 172
Iron oxides and hydroxides
77491
77492
77499
E 173
Aluminium
E 174
Silver
E 175
Gold
E180
Litholrubine BK

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3124/schedule/1 (the official version)
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