Carminic acid, Carmine
For Carminic acid, Carmine, eu e-number is E 120; eu food use status is Food colours with combined maximum limit; eu additive group is Group III, verified against its source on 2026-10-05.
- Color additive name
- Carminic acid, Carmine verified
- EU E-number
- E 120 verified
- EU food use status
- Food colours with combined maximum limit verified
- EU additive group
- Group III verified
What the source says
Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit E-number | Name | E 100 | Curcumin | E 102 | Tartrazine | ▼M6 ————— | ▼M81 | E 120 | Carminic acid, Carmine
— eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- eur-lex.europa.euhttps://web.archive.org/web/20260704113047/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02008R1333-20260218