Number: E127
Name: Erythrosine
Other names: Cl 45430, Red No. 3
Function: Colour
Description: red colour
Origin: Synthetic iodine-containing red dye
Application
- food colouring (sweets, candies and popsicle, cake-decorating gels)
- printing ink
- biological stain
- dental plaque disclosing agent
- radiopaque medium
- sensitizer for orthochromatic photographic films
Daily intake: up to 0,1 mg/kg body weight
Side effects:
- increased hyperactivity has been reported in a few cases, as well as a possible connection with mutagenicity
- erythrosine causes an increased photosensitivity in people with sensitivity to sunlight
- in high concentrations erythrosine interferes with iodine metabolism.
Curiosities:
- can be consumed by all religious groups, vegans and vegetarians
- very soluble in water
