Additive · Colour

E171 — Titanium dioxide · page 6

E171 (Titanium dioxide) appears in the ingredient lists of 250 products sold in Canada. Function: colour.

250products with a complete record
6%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
40.2 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.33 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 3%B 2%C 11%D 22%E 62%

181 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 250 products
Energy350 kcal
Sugars40.2 g
Saturates2.5 g
Salt0.33 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.350, 73.575, 73.1575, 73.2575, 73.3126.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: anticaking agent or free-flow agent, color or coloring adjunct, drying agent, humectant, processing aid, surface-finishing agent, tracer

The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 13463-67-7 via Wikidata (CC0)