Brilliant Blue FCF
ingredient
About
Brilliant blue FCF, sold in the United States as Blue 1, is a synthetic triarylmethane dye used mainly to colour processed foods, medications, dietary supplements and cosmetics, and is also known as FD&C Blue No. 1 and acid blue 9.[1] It carries the E number E133 and colour index 42090, appears as a blue powder, dissolves in water and glycerol and absorbs most strongly at about 628 nanometres.[1] It is one of the oldest colour additives approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, permanently listed for food and ingested drugs in 1969, and is generally regarded as nontoxic.[1] It is printed as "Blue 1" on the United States label of Mountain Dew Code Red.[2]
Products (13)
- Boss Woman Eau de Parfum 90 ml00737052057989
M&M's Minis Milk Chocolate Candies 30 g00058496890131
M&M's Peanut Milk Chocolate Candies 49 g00058496812324
Mountain Dew Amp Energy Original 16 fl oz00012000016431- Mountain Dew Code Red 12 × 12 fl oz cans00012000100468
Mountain Dew Code Red 20 fl oz00012000002243- Mountain Dew Code Red Zero Sugar 12 fl oz00012000003356
Mountain Dew Code Red Zero Sugar 20 fl oz00012000101700- Mountain Dew Pitch Black II 20 fl oz00012000016646
- Post Fruity Pebbles 11 oz00043000129722
- Rose's Grenadine Syrup 12 fl oz (355 ml)00016600000746
Skittles Original Bite Size Candies 61 g00058496829605
Trident Hierbabuena Spearmint sugar-free gum 14.5 g00000084164452
Also known as
- Blue 1 en
- E133
References
- ↑ Brilliant Blue FCF Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-12. cc-by-sa-4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
- ↑ USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (GDSN), fdc_id 1459977, version 2021-03-19 U.S. Department of Agriculture. registry. Published 2021-03-19. Accessed 2026-09-12. Record: 1459977. cc0. Upstream: GDSN.
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