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 2026-08-10.
- 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 | <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 | <https://web.archive.org/web/20250605215849/https:/eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32011R1129> ▼M2 | E 122 | Azorubine, Carmoisine | <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:32011R1129> ▼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 | <https://web.archive.org/web/20250605215849/https:/eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32013R1274> ▼M35 | E 151 | Brilliant Black PN | <https://web.archive.org/web/20250605215849/https:/eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=celex:32011R1129> ▼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/2025/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02008R1333-20241216