E160cColour
Paprika extract
Used in food as a colour.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- EU permitted
What research says
How it’s made and used
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Carotenoid levels in blood1
In people, taking paprika extract daily raised blood levels of some carotenoids, while capsanthin was not detected.
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Regulatory status
Checked Sep 2026-
European Union Permitted EUR-Lex Reg. (EC) 1333/2008
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United Kingdom Permitted FSA retained EU law
Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.
How we checkProducts
The 6 most-scanned of 14,485 products on Open Food Facts that list paprika extract.
- Paprika Pringles · 165 g 6 additives
- Mature Cheddar & Chive Tyrrells · 150 g 1 additive
- Tyrrell's Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper Tyrrell’s · 30 g x5 (150 g) 1 additive
- mayonnaise hellmann’s · 750 ml / 705 g, approx. 50 portions 2 additives
- SNACK POPPÉ TOO GOOD · 85 g 2 additives
- Mayonnaise Hellmann’s · 404 g (430 ml), approx. 28 portions 2 additives
References
- 1Umigai N, Murakami K, Shimizu R, Takeda R, Azuma T. Safety Evaluation and Plasma Carotenoid Accumulation in Healthy Adult Subjects after 12 Weeks of Paprika Oleoresin Supplementation. J Oleo Sci. 2018;67(2):225-234. doi:10.5650/jos.ess17155