Ponceau 4R: version 1

Saved 2026-09-26 06:47 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added Lucozade Energy Original 1 l (5054267000414), the £1.99 price-marked litre PET bottle named by family/lucozade-energy. Identity from the E-Natural wholesale catalogue (EAN beside "PET 1L 12 PMP . This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Ponceau 4R <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Ponceau 4R
e_number: E124
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name            | type     | locale | from | until |
| --------------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Cochineal Red A | name     | en     |      |       |
| E124            | e_number |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref          | url                                                                     | title                                                                                               | accessed   | publisher          | kind        | published  | record_id     | locator | licence      | attribution                  | upstream |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------ | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| wiki-ponceau | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponceau_4R                                | Wikipedia (en): Ponceau 4R                                                                          | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia          | publication |            |               |         | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |          |
| eu-1333      | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1333/annex/II/part/B/2020-12-31 | Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II Part B: Union list of food additives (version of 2020-12-31) | 2026-09-26 | legislation.gov.uk | registry    |            |               | E 124   |              |                              |          |
| off          | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5054267000414                   | Open Food Facts: Lucozade Energy Original (5054267000414)                                           | 2026-09-26 | Open Food Facts    | catalogue   | 2018-09-08 | 5054267000414 |         | ODbL         | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Ponceau 4R is a synthetic red azo dye used as a food colouring; its E number is E124.[^wiki-ponceau] The Union list of food additives names E 124 "Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A".[^eu-1333] Lucozade Energy Original declares it beside sunset yellow among its colours.[^off]
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