Titanium dioxide: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 10:50 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Trident Hierbabuena Spearmint sugar-free gum 14.5 g** (EAN-8 84164452), from the wanted list (the old page was titled "trident fresh spearmint"). **Identity.** Open Food Facts names the same . This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Titanium dioxide <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Titanium dioxide
e_number: E171
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type     | locale | from | until |
| ---- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E171 | e_number |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref        | url                                                                     | title                                                                                                                          | accessed   | publisher       | kind        | published  | record_id | locator                      | licence      | attribution                  | upstream                                              |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| wptio2     | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium_dioxide                          | Wikipedia: Titanium dioxide                                                                                                    | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia       | publication |            |           |                              | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |                                                       |
| label-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/008/416/4452/5.jpg | Open Food Facts photo 5: Spanish and Portuguese side panel with ingredients and nutrition (also photos 3, 4 and front photo 6) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack        | 2020-05-27 | 5         | Side panel of the 14.5 g box | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000084164452 |
| label-2017 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/008/416/4452/2.jpg | Open Food Facts photo 2: older Spanish and Portuguese side panel with barcode (front in photo 1)                               | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack        | 2017-09-17 | 2         | Side panel of the 14.5 g box | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000084164452 |
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## About <!--about-->
White pigment TiO2, used as a food colouring with the E number E171. The European Union withdrew its authorisation in foods from 7 February 2022, with a six-month grace period.[^wptio2] The 2017 Trident Hierbabuena label lists E171 among its colours; the 2020 label does not.[^label-2017][^label-2020]
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