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Indigotine

Moderate risk
Alternate Names:
  • ci 73015
  • ci food blue 1
  • fd&c blue 2
  • indigo carmine
  • indigotine blue
Info from food-info.net:
  • Description:
    • Function:
      • Blue food colour. Very soluble in water.
    • Origin:
      • Blue colour, naturally present in the shrub Indigofera tinctoria , though commercially it is produced synthetically.
    • Side effects:
      • Side effects rarely occur in the concentrations used in foods. Rare allergic reactions have been described, due to coupling of the colour to (body) proteins. It can also function as a histamine liberator.
    Dietary restrictions:
    • None; E132 can be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians.
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • Up to 5 mg/kg body weight.
    Status:
    • Unknown
Info from proe.info:
  • Description:
    • Benefits:
      • Unknown
    • General:
      • Unknown
    • Harm:
      • Unknown
    • Legal:
      • Unknown
    • Use:
      • Unknown
    • Links:
      • Unknown
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Unknown
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • Unknown
    Status:
    • Unknown
ninamvseeno.org -- site no longer live
  • Description:
      • Banned in Norway. Probably carcinogenic to animals, nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, skin inflammations, respiratory disorders, allergic reactions.
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Unknown
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • 5,000 mg/kg body weight/day (EFSA, 2014)
    Status:
    • Approved in the EU. Approved in the US.
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