YenzoWhat is E160c (paprika extract)?
It is paprika extract, containing the pigments capsanthin and capsorubin. Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT lists paprika oleoresin (160c(i)) with the function colour.
E160cPaprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin
E160c is paprika extract, which contains the pigments capsanthin and capsorubin. In food it gives an orange-red colour, sometimes with a mild pepper taste.
- Code
- E160c · INS 160c
- Group
- Colour
In Vietnam✓ PermittedOn the list of permitted additives — Circular 24/2019, Appendix 1
Risk level on the Yenzo Scalevery low?Based on the Open Food Facts additives taxonomy
How E160c appears on labels
IngredientsIllustrative example
Wheat flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, colour (160c), dried onion and garlic, pepper, natural colour (160a).
colour (160c)colour 160cE160cINS 160cOn Vietnamese labels: Paprika oleoresin
INS sub-codes
INS 160c(i)Paprika oleoresin
INS 160c(ii)Paprika extract
Sources: Codex CXG 36-1989, Class Names and the International Numbering System (INS)
Paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin in food
Hard and soft sweets, nougat, marzipanChewing gum
Breakfast cereals
Condiments
Sauces and similar productsFine bakery productsSausages, pâté, terrinesEdible sausage casingsPotato and cereal snacksQuestions about paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin
Is paprika extract harmful?
In 2015 EFSA set an ADI of 24 mg/kg body weight per day for paprika extract (E 160c), equal to 1.7 mg carotenoids/kg body weight per day. EFSA concluded that paprika extracts used as colours do not raise a genotoxic concern, and that the estimated exposures in the refined scenarios were below the ADI.
Is paprika extract permitted in Vietnam?
Paprika oleoresin (160c(i)) is listed in Appendix 1 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT, the list of additives permitted in food, with the function colour. Paprika extract (160c(ii)) is not in Appendix 1.
Other colours
E160Carotenoids (type not printed)very lowE160aCarotenesvery lowE160bAnnatto, bixin, norbixinlowE160dLycopenevery lowE160eBeta-apo-8'-carotenallowE160fEthyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenoic acidmoderate
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Sources (3)
- Open Food Facts additives taxonomy (Yenzo's table cites no EFSA opinion for this code). Open Food Facts additives taxonomy, https://github.com/openfoodfacts/openfoodfacts-server/blob/main/taxonomies/additives.txt (entry en:e160c)
- Thông tư 24/2019/TT-BYT (văn bản hợp nhất 09/VBHN-BYT), Phụ lục 2B: mức sử dụng tối đa phụ gia trong thực phẩm chưa được quy định theo Codex STAN 192-1995
- EFSA Journal (2015). Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of paprika extract (E 160c) as a food additive