Moderate concernColour
E123Amaranth
Amaranth is a synthetic red dye. It is banned in the US and heavily restricted in the UK and EU.
What the evidence says
- 1Banned in the US since 1976 over tumour concerns in animal studies
- 2In the UK and EU, only permitted in a few products such as aperitif wines
Sources
In a PureScan score
An ingredient of moderate concern removes 20 points from the additives and ingredients part of the score. One caps a score at 65, two at 50, and three or more at 40. How we score