Comparing E110 - Sunset yellow FCF vs E107 - Yellow 2G

Overview

E110 - Sunset yellow FCF

Sunset yellow FCF (E110) is a bright orange food color used to give a warm yellow‑orange shade to drinks, sweets, and baked goods. It is a certified synthetic dye, also known in the U.S. as FD&C Yellow No. 6. Regulators allow it with rules for purity, labeling, and how much may be used.

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E107 - Yellow 2G

Yellow 2G (E107) is a synthetic yellow food color that was once used to brighten sweets, drinks, and other processed foods. Today it is not commonly seen because major markets like the European Union and the United States do not authorize it for use in food.

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Synonyms
E110
Sunset yellow FCF
CI Food Yellow 3
Orange Yellow S
FD&C Yellow 6
FD & C Yellow No.6
FD and C Yellow No. 6
Yellow No.6
Yellow 6
FD and C Yellow 6
C.I. 15985
Yellow 6 lake
Sunset Yellow
E107
Yellow 2G
Functions
colour
colour
Origins
Synthetic
Synthetic
Products

Found in 16,734 products

Found in 3 products

Search rank & volume
#13410.4K / mo🇺🇸U.S.
#416110 / mo🇺🇸U.S.
Awareness score

×0.09
under-aware

×2.63
over-aware

Search volume over time

Interest over time for 13 keywords in U.S. during the last 10 years.

Interest over time for 2 keywords in U.S. during the last 10 years.

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Popular questions

  1. Is yellow 6 harmful?

    At approved food-use levels, Yellow 6 (Sunset Yellow FCF/E110) is considered safe by regulators such as the FDA, EFSA, and JECFA. A small number of people may have hypersensitivity reactions, and the EU requires a warning about possible effects on activity and attention in children.

  2. What is yellow 6 made of?

    It’s a synthetic, petroleum‑derived azo dye—the disodium salt of a sulfonated naphthalene azo compound—and is sometimes used in an insoluble aluminum “lake” form.

  3. Is yellow 6 bad?

    For most people it isn’t considered harmful at typical dietary intakes, which are well below regulatory acceptable daily intakes. Those with sensitivities (e.g., to azo dyes or aspirin) or concerned about children’s behavior may choose to limit it.

  4. What does yellow 6 do to your body?

    It provides color only and has no nutritional function; most is not absorbed and is excreted, though gut bacteria can metabolize small amounts. In susceptible individuals it can trigger allergic‑like reactions, and some children may show small, transient changes in activity or attention.

  5. Does yellow 6 cause cancer?

    Current evidence does not show that Yellow 6 causes cancer at permitted food-use levels, and regulators have not found it to be carcinogenic within established limits. Potential trace contaminants are strictly controlled to minimize any cancer risk.

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  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.

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