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 2026-08-10.

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

Sourceeur-lex.europa.eu

Verified2026-08-10

Review by2027-08-10

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

What the source says

Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit E-number | Name | E 100 | Curcumin | E 102 | Tartrazine | <https://web.archive.org/web/20250605215849/https:/eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32012R0232> ▼M6 ————— | <https://web.archive.org/web/20250605215849/https:/eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32018R1472> ▼M81 | E 120 | Carminic acid, Carmine

— eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved 2026-08-10

Source

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

Last verified against source: 2026-08-10. Due for re-check by 2027-08-10. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.