E124Colour
Ponceau 4r
A strawberry red colouring made in a lab.
It gives food a red colour.
Written from English Wikipedia1
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- EU permitted with restrictions
Regulatory status
Checked Sep 2026-
European Union Permitted With restrictions EUR-Lex Reg. (EC) 1333/2008 With the exception of: (a) foods where the colour(s) has been used for the purposes of health or other marking on meat products or for stamping or decorative colouring on eggshells; and (b) beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol.
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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 53 products on Open Food Facts that list ponceau 4r.
- Original and Best IRN-BRU · 500 mL 5 additives
- Original energy drink Lucozade · 500 ml 8 additives
- Irn Bru Xtra A.G.Barr · 330 ml 6 additives
- Lucozade Lucozade · 900 ml 8 additives
- IRN-BRU A.G. Barr · 330 ml 4 additives
- Irn-Bru Xtra Irn-Bru · 2 l 6 additives
References
- 1Ponceau 4R. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.