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Annatto extracts, solvent-extracted bixin

Limited risk
Alternate Names:
  • annatto extracts, bixin-based
  • bixin
Info from food-info.net:
  • Description:
    • Function:
      • Food colour whose colour ranges from red to brown depending on the solvent used for extraction.
    • Origin:
      • Natural colour isolated from the seeds of the annatto tree (Bixa orellana). Annatto is the name of the crude extract, whereas bixin is the fat-soluble colour and norbixin the water-soluble colour.
    • Side effects:
      • Annatto can cause allergies and eczema. It is not always known which component in the mixture is the causative agent of the side effects.
    Dietary restrictions:
    • None; E160b can be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians.
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • Up to 0.065 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
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  • Description:
      • Unknown
    Dietary restrictions:
    • Unknown
    Acceptable daily intake:
    • 6,000 mg/kg body weight/day (EFSA, 2016)
    Status:
    • Approved in the EU. Approved in the US.
References:
E Number:
  • E160BI
Restrictions:
  • None
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