Additives
Citranaxanthin (E161I): What It Is and Is It Safe?
Safe
Colour · Carotenoid
Citranaxanthin is a synthetic carotenoid used mainly as a feed pigment to deepen the colour of poultry skin and egg yolk. Carotenoids of this type are non-toxic at the levels involved. It is not authorised as a colour in human food in the EU/UK.
- Category
- Colour — Carotenoid
- Typically used in
- Animal-feed pigment for poultry and egg yolk; not authorised in human food in the EU/UK.
- Regulatory status
- Not authorised as a human food colour in the EU/UK; used as an animal-feed additive.
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