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The function(s) performed by the food additive when used in cooking.

Colour - Adds or restores the colour of a food

International Number	Variant	Name	United States	European Union	Australia & New Zealand
140 / E140	N/A	Chlorophylls

Data according to various sources such as fao, fda, codex. Spot a mistake? Tell us!

Country	Status	Matched Term
United States	Matching Terms Not Found
European Union	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Australia and New Zealand	Approved	Chlorophyll

Philippines	Approved	Chlorophylls
Japan	Unknown	None
Austria	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Belgium	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Bulgaria	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Cyprus	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Czech Republic	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Denmark	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Estonia	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Finland	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
France	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Germany	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Greece	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Hungary	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Ireland	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Italy	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Latvia	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Lithuania	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Luxembourg	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Malta	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Netherlands	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Poland	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Portugal	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Romania	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Slovakia	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Slovenia	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Spain	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Sweden	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
United Kingdom	Approved	Chlorophylls and chlorophyllins
Australia	Approved	Chlorophyll
New Zealand	Approved	Chlorophyll

Suggest research about this Additive

Chlorophyll
Chlorophyllins
CI Natural Green 3
CI (1975) No. 75810
Magnesium phaeophytin
Magnesium chlorophyll
c.i. 75810 (Mg)
Magnesium chlorophyll
Magnesium phaeophytin
Natural green 3
Phaeophytin A magnesium complex
Phaeophytin B magnesium complex

Collection of sources used to create this food additive summary.

Source
Codex Alimentarius
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives)
UK Food Guide
UK Food Standards Agency
Wikipedia

Lists the U.S. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry number and EINECS (European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances) numbers when known.

CAS Number: 479-61-8
EINECS Number: 207-536-6

Supplier		Country
	Bronson and Jacobs PTY. Limited	Australia
	KF Specialty Ingredients	Australia
	Cathay Industries	Australia
	Hawkins Watts	Australia and New Zealand

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Chlorophylls 140 or E140

Type e.g. bulking agent, thickener, emulsifier, etc.

Images e.g. chemical structure, molecular structure, origin, natural form, etc.

Approvals and Bans i.e. not permitted in foods or safe to eat.

Diet and Health vegan, vegetarian, halal, genetically modified or genetically engineered, etc.

Synonyms i.e. alternative names

Sources e.g. fao, fda, wiki, wikipedia, codex, jecfa etc.

Key Identifiers i.e. Commonly used primary ids (keys) in other database or indexing schemas

Suppliers & Distributors for Chlorophylls - 140

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