Vegetable carbon: version 1

Saved 2026-09-12 15:44 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: ## Added: Morositas Berry 50 g (EAN-8 87306361, GTIN-14 00000087306361) Taken from the wanted queue (old Barcodepedia title "morositas berry morbide"), claimed as `discover-e81e5c`, researched from t. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Vegetable carbon <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Vegetable carbon
name.it: Carbone vegetale
e_number: E153
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name             | type     | locale | from | until |
| ---------------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E153             | e_number |        |      |       |
| Carbone vegetale | name     | it     |      |       |
| carbon black     | search   | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref      | url                                                                     | title                                                                  | accessed   | publisher       | kind        | published  | record_id | locator                       | licence      | attribution                  | upstream |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| wpcarbon | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_carbon                          | Wikipedia: Vegetable carbon                                            | 2026-09-12 | Wikipedia       | publication |            |           |                               | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |          |
| img2020  | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/008/730/6361/3.jpg | Open Food Facts photo 3: Italian side panel, ingredients and nutrition | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts | pack        | 2020-07-02 | 3         | Side panel of the 50 g carton | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | off      |
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## About <!--about-->
Carbon black of vegetable origin, approved in the EU as the food colour E153 and not permitted in food in the United States.[^wpcarbon] Printed as CARBONE VEGETALE among the colourants of the Italian Morositas Berry label, where it darkens the blackberry sweets.[^img2020]
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