# Citrus Red No. 2 — Food color additive cross-reference: US FD&C designation vs EU E-number, with regulatory status comparison

For Citrus Red No. 2, us food use status is shall be used only for coloring the skins of oranges that are not intended or used for processing, verified against its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Color additive name:** Citrus Red No. 2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **US FD&C designation:** Citrus Red No. 2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **US food use status:** shall be used only for coloring the skins of oranges that are not intended or used for processing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Citrus Red No. 2 shall be used only for coloring the skins of oranges that are not intended or used for processing (or if so used are designated in the trade as Packinghouse elimination ) and that meet minimum maturity standards established by or under the laws of the States in which the oranges are grown.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-74

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/).