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

For Erythrosine, eu e-number is E 127; eu food use status is only cocktail cherries and candied cherries, verified against its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Color additive name:** Erythrosine _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EU E-number:** E 127 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EU food use status:** only cocktail cherries and candied cherries _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> E 127 | Erythrosine | 200 | | only cocktail cherries and candied cherries

## 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/).