Comparing E102 - Tartrazine vs E107 - Yellow 2G

Synonyms
E102
Tartrazine
Yellow 5
Yellow number 5
Yellow no 5
Yellow no5
FD&C Yellow 5
FD&C Yellow no 5
FD&C Yellow no5
FD and C Yellow no. 5
FD and C Yellow 5
Yellow 5 lake
E107
Yellow 2G
Functions
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Found in 23,316 products

Found in 3 products

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Interest over time for 12 keywords in U.S. during the last 10 years.

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Popular questions
  1. Is yellow 5 bad for you?

    At permitted food-use levels, tartrazine (FD&C Yellow 5) is considered safe by regulators (ADI up to 7.5 mg/kg body weight/day). A small number of people—especially those with aspirin sensitivity—may have hives or asthma-like reactions, and the EU requires a label about possible effects on activity and attention in children.

  2. What is yellow 5 made of?

    It is a synthetic azo dye: the trisodium salt of a sulfonated aromatic azo compound based on a pyrazolone ring (C.I. 19140). It is produced from petroleum-derived intermediates such as sulfonated anilines and a pyrazolone derivative.

  3. Is yellow 5 bad?

    For most consumers, no—it's approved and considered safe at typical dietary intakes. Rare hypersensitivity reactions can occur, and some children may be susceptible to small, reversible effects on behavior.

  4. What does yellow 5 do to your body?

    It primarily provides color and is largely excreted, with a small portion metabolized by gut bacteria before elimination. In sensitive individuals it can trigger hives or wheezing, and some children may experience mild, short-lived effects on activity or attention.

  5. How is yellow 5 made?

    Industrially, sulfanilic acid (or similar sulfonated anilines) is diazotized and azo-coupled to a pyrazolone derivative, then neutralized to form the trisodium salt. Lake forms are made by precipitating the dye onto an insoluble substrate such as aluminum hydroxide.

  1. 1903 e107 breisch williams how to tell if its a reprint?

    This appears unrelated to the food additive E107; E107 denotes Yellow 2G, a synthetic yellow azo dye used as a colorant that is not EU/UK‑approved and is banned in the U.S., Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria.

  2. 2800nw 56 ave apt e107 lauderhill florida who own this?

    This query isn’t about the additive E107; Yellow 2G (E107) is a synthetic, water‑soluble yellow azo food dye that is not on the EU approved list and is banned in the U.S. and several other countries.

  3. Doctor-who-e107 naqncy?

    If you mean E107 as a food additive, it refers to Yellow 2G, a synthetic yellow azo dye that is not approved in the EU/UK and is banned in the U.S., Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria.

  4. E107 how to make downloads page?

    For the food additive E107, there is no downloads page—E107 is Yellow 2G, a synthetic azo dye colorant that is widely prohibited and not EU‑approved.

  5. E107 how to update prefs?

    For E107 as a food additive, there are no preferences to update; Yellow 2G is simply a water‑soluble synthetic yellow dye that is not approved in the EU/UK and is banned in several countries.