# Amaranth — Food color additive cross-reference: US FD&C designation vs EU E-number, with regulatory status comparison

For Amaranth, eu e-number is E 123; eu food use status is only wine-based aperitif, verified against its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Color additive name:** Amaranth _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EU E-number:** E 123 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EU food use status:** only wine-based aperitif _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> E 123 | Amaranth | 30 | | only wine-based aperitif

## Source

- https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02008R1333-20241216

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Food color additive cross-reference: US FD&C designation vs EU E-number, with regulatory status comparison](https://referencesource.org/food-color-additive-status-us-vs-eu/).