What is used to produce the red coloured food additive E162?
E162 is a food additive used as a natural colouring agent in food and drink products. The common name for E162 is beetroot red. It may also be referred to as betanin.
E162 is a red/purple colouring, derived from beetroots. Although widely used, E162 is unstable because it degrades in the presence of light, oxygen and high temperatures.
E162 may contain nitrates and should therefore not be consumed by infants and young children.
Examples of food and drink products that may include E162: jam, jelly, sauces, soups, liquorice, ice cream, tomato and bacon products.
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Perk
In the U.S. they are usually just called beets.
Perk
lmjmom, I hope you're over it by now.
Perk
ninakamwene, I hope you're over it by now.
Perk
Jan Taylor, I hope you're over it by now.
schulzzoo
Well, I picked beetroot, but they said I picked raspberry! I get lots wrong, but at least they could let me get it wrong!
dsneed
tesla alset, 👍
dsneed
Logical guess that I got right. Yay me.
Colin McPherson
Our kids used to go beserk on red cordial.
Annie
Good guess!!
Dr. Bhoomz
Betanin....or beetroot.
silrem
Explanation seems to say stay away from E162
ninakamwene
Got it
Ron Dichoso
It's the Beet-root (red), right
Richard G Schwartz
Did not know this.
Kath Thomson
Eilean Rawson perhaps this is
why cochineal is no longer used. It takes about 80,000 to 100,000 insects to make one kilogram of cochineal dye.