Lutein
For Lutein, eu e-number is E 161b; 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
- Lutein verified
- EU E-number
- E 161b 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 | ▼M2 | E 122 | Azorubine, Carmoisine | ▼M6 ————— | ▼M2 | E 129 | Allura red AC | E 131 | Patent Blue V | E 132 | Indigotine, Indigo carmine | E 133 | Brilliant Blue FCF | E 142 | Green S | ▼M35 | E 151 | Brilliant Black PN | ▼M2 | E 155 | Brown HT | E 160e | Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (C 30) | E 161b | Lutein
— 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