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

For Silver, eu e-number is E 174; eu food use status is only external coating of confectionery, verified against its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Color additive name:** Silver _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EU E-number:** E 174 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EU food use status:** only external coating of confectionery _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> E 174 | Silver | quantum satis | | only external coating of confectionery

## 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.
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