Food coloring
Regulation
FD&C Blue No. 1 – Brilliant Blue FCF, E133 (blue shade) FD&C Blue No. 2 – Indigotine, E132 (indigo shade) FD&C Green No. 3 – Fast Green FCF, E143 (turquoise shade) FD&C Red No. 3 – Erythrosine, E127 (pink shade, commonly used in glacé cherries) FD&C Red No. 40 – Allura Red AC, E129 (red shade) FD&C Yellow No. 5 – Tartrazine, E102 (yellow shade) FD&C Yellow No. 6 – Sunset Yellow FCF, E110 (orange shade) Two dyes are allowed by the FDA for limited applications:
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