Comparing E123 - Amaranth vs E133 - Brilliant blue FCF
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Popular questions
How to cook amaranth?
E123 amaranth is a synthetic food dye, not the edible grain, so it isn’t cooked; where legal, manufacturers dissolve tiny amounts into foods to add red color. It’s banned in the United States and not intended for home use.
Is amaranth gluten free?
Yes—E123 amaranth is a synthetic colorant and contains no gluten; any gluten risk would come from the finished product or added carriers, not the dye itself.
How to eat amaranth?
You don’t eat E123 by itself; where permitted, it’s simply present in colored foods (e.g., glacé cherries or confections) and consumed as part of those products.
What does amaranth taste like?
At permitted levels E123 has virtually no taste; it’s used to impart a red hue, not flavor.
What is amaranth in stardew valley?
In Stardew Valley, “amaranth” is the grain crop and is unrelated to E123. E123 is a synthetic red dye used to color foods in some countries and is banned in the U.S.
What is blue 1 made of?
A synthetic triarylmethane dye used as a food color; it's the disodium salt of a sulfonated aromatic compound and is water‑soluble. An insoluble 'lake' form is made by depositing the dye onto aluminum hydroxide for use in fats and coatings.
What does blue 1 do to your body?
At typical dietary levels it has no known physiological effect; most ingested Blue 1 is poorly absorbed and is excreted. Rarely, sensitive individuals may have allergic-type reactions or temporary blue-green stool/urine.
Is blue 1 dye bad for you?
No—major regulators (FDA, EFSA, JECFA) consider it safe at permitted levels, with an EFSA ADI of 6 mg/kg body weight per day. Adverse reactions are uncommon and usually limited to rare hypersensitivity.
How is blue 1 made?
It’s synthesized from petroleum‑derived aromatic compounds by constructing a triarylmethane core, then sulfonating and oxidizing it to a water‑soluble disodium salt. The 'lake' form is produced by precipitating the dye onto aluminum hydroxide.
Does blue 1 cause cancer?
Current evidence does not show that Blue 1 causes cancer at permitted food-use levels. Long-term animal studies and evaluations by EFSA/JECFA have not identified carcinogenic or genotoxic concerns.