Allura Red AC: version 1

Saved 2026-09-12 15:49 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Mountain Dew Code Red 20 fl oz** (UPC 012000002243), taken from the wanted queue: the archived 2006-2013 Barcodepedia page for this barcode is still linked to, and no page existed here. Ident. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Allura Red AC <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Allura Red AC
e_number: E129
vegan: yes
vegetarian: yes
allergen: none
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name        | type     | locale | from | until |
| ----------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Red 40      | name     | en     |      |       |
| FD&C Red 40 | search   | en     |      |       |
| E129        | e_number |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref     | url                                                     | title                                                                           | accessed   | publisher                      | kind        | published  | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| wikired | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allura_Red_AC             | Allura Red AC                                                                   | 2026-09-12 | Wikipedia                      | publication |            |           |         | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
| usda    | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/1459977/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (GDSN), fdc_id 1459977, version 2021-03-19 | 2026-09-12 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | registry    | 2021-03-19 | 1459977   |         | cc0          |                        | GDSN     |
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## About <!--about-->
Allura Red AC is an organic compound classified as an azo compound and a disulfonate, known as FD&C Red 40 in the United States and as E129 in Europe, and used as a red food dye.[^wikired] It is usually supplied as its red sodium salt, though calcium and potassium salts are also used, and all of them dissolve in water with maximum absorbance near 504 nm.[^wikired] The Allied Chemical Corporation created it in 1971; the European Union approves it subject to a warning label, the US Food and Drug Administration considers it safe in food, drugs and cosmetics, and California has banned it in food.[^wikired] It is printed as "Red 40" on the United States label of Mountain Dew Code Red.[^usda]
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