Indigo carmine: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 17:38 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Post Fruity Pebbles 11 oz** (UPC 043000129722), from the wanted list (old title "post fruity pebbles"). **Identity.** Open Food Facts, USDA, Open Library and Wikidata had nothing (MusicBrainz. This is the current version.

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# Indigo carmine <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Indigo carmine
e_number: E132
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name       | type     | locale | from | until |
| ---------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E132       | e_number |        |      |       |
| Blue No. 2 | name     | en-US  |      |       |
| Blue 2     | search   | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref         | url                                                     | title                                                                                              | accessed   | publisher                      | kind        | published  | record_id | locator                                  | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| wiki-indigo | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_carmine            | Wikipedia: Indigo carmine                                                                          | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia                      | publication |            |           |                                          | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
| usda-succ   | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2469499/nutrients | USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2469499, GTIN 00884912129710, version 2023-02-16 | 2026-09-13 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | catalogue   | 2023-02-16 | 2469499   | brand owner, package weight, ingredients | CC0          |                        |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Indigo carmine is a blue food colour derived from indigo by sulfonation; it has the E number E132 and is named Blue No. 2 under the US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.[^wiki-indigo] It is printed as BLUE 2 in the ingredient list of the 11 oz Fruity Pebbles box.[^usda-succ]
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