Iron oxides and hydroxides
For Iron oxides and hydroxides, eu e-number is E 172; eu food use status is authorised at quantum satis; eu additive group is Group II, verified against its source on 2026-08-10.
- Color additive name
- Iron oxides and hydroxides verified
- EU E-number
- E 172 verified
- EU food use status
- authorised at quantum satis verified
- EU additive group
- Group II verified
What the source says
Group II: Food colours authorised at quantum satis E-number | Name | E 101 | Riboflavins | E 140 | Chlorophylls, Chlorophyllins | E 141 | Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins | E 150a | Plain caramel | E 150b | Caustic sulphite caramel | E 150c | Ammonia caramel | E 150d | Sulphite ammonia caramel | E 153 | Vegetable carbon | E 160a | Carotenes | E 160c | Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin | E 162 | Beetroot Red, betanin | E 163 | Anthocyanins | E 170 | calcium carbonate | <https://web.archive.org/web/20250605215849/https:/eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32022R0063> ▼M98 ————— | <https://web.archive.org/web/20250605215849/https:/eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32011R1129> ▼M2 | E 172 | Iron oxides and hydroxides
— 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