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Paprika Color Paprika Oleoresin トウガラシ色素

Existing food additivePermitted in the EU (E160c)EFSA ADI 24mg（パプリカ抽出物として。カロテノイドの合計では1.7mg） per kg body weight per dayUsed in 1 product on this site
Purpose
color
On the label
“着色料（パプリカ色素）” (colorant (paprika color)), “パプリカ色素” (paprika color), “トウガラシ色素” (red pepper color), “カプシカム色素” (capsicum color), “着色料（カロテノイド）” (colorant (carotenoid)), “カロテノイド色素” (carotenoid color)
Name in the List of Existing Food Additives
トウガラシ色素 (No. 193)
Source and production
Obtained from the fruit of the red pepper (Capsicum annuum), with capsanthins as the main component. It may contain edible fats and oils (definition in the specifications).

In Japan

  • A red to orange pigment obtained from the fruit of the red pepper (paprika) and used as a colorant. The main components are capsanthins, which are carotenoids.
  • A standard for use common to colorants other than chemically synthesized ones applies: it cannot be used in kelp (konbu), meat, fresh fish and shellfish (including whale meat), tea, nori seaweed, beans, vegetables, or wakame seaweed.
  • It is labeled under alternative names such as “パプリカ色素” (paprika color) and “カプシカム色素” (capsicum color), or under category names such as “カロテノイド色素” (carotenoid color). Because the name contains the character “色” (color), the purpose name “着色料” (colorant) can be omitted.

Japan's standards for use

  • Standard common to colorants (excluding chemically synthesized products): must not be used in kelp (konbu), meat, fresh fish and shellfish (including whale meat), tea, nori seaweed, beans, vegetables, or wakame seaweed

This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.

In the EU

  • It is on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) as E160c.
  • In the EU it is registered as “paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin” (E160c).
  • In its 2015 evaluation, EFSA (the European Food Safety Authority) set an ADI (acceptable daily intake) of 24mg（パプリカ抽出物として。カロテノイドの合計では1.7mg） per kg of body weight per day (EFSA ANS).

Products on this site that contain it

ProductAs written on the label
バーモントカレー 中辛ハウス食品着色料（カラメル、パプリカ色素）

Product pages are in Japanese for now.

Sources

Checked 2026-10-02. Rules and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.

This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies; it is not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. The ADI is a guide to the amount that is considered safe to take every day over a lifetime.

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