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Function>Colour retention agent

A food additive, which stabilizes, retains or intensifies the colour of a food.

In the food industry, such additives serve roles as color adjunct, colour fixative, colour retention agent, and colour stabilizer.

9 additives use this function.

E250
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Sodium nitrite

colour retention agent
preservative
#12212.5K / mo

10,296 products

×0.18
E316
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sodium erythorbate

antioxidant
colour retention agent
#2312.6K / mo

7,337 products

×0.05
E579
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iron gluconate

colour retention agent
#10518.5K / mo

641 products

×4.19
E585
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Ferrous lactate

colour retention agent
#376200 / mo

254 products

×0.13
E375
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Nicotinic acid

colour retention agent
#10149.3K / mo

28 products

×661
E249
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Potassium nitrite

colour retention agent
preservative
#301630 / mo

4 products

×10.8
E512
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Stannous chloride

antioxidant
colour retention agent
#2651.4K / mo

2 products

×30.6
E318
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Calcium erythorbin

antioxidant
colour retention agent
#49530 / mo

1 products

×1.56
E586
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4-hexylresorcinol

antioxidant
colour retention agent
#49230 / mo

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Last updated: 30/11/2025
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