E171 — Titanium dioxide
E171 (Titanium dioxide) appears in the ingredient lists of 21 products sold in Ireland. Function: colour.
Nutri-Score
11 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 360 kcal |
| Sugars | 26.0 g |
| Saturates | 5.3 g |
| Salt | 0.23 g |
Categories
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)
Products containing it, by country
Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)
| Country | Products |
|---|---|
| United States | 11,310 |
| France | 1,220 |
| Canada | 250 |
| Spain | 205 |
| Germany | 178 |
| Switzerland | 162 |
| United Kingdom | 108 |
| Mexico | 90 |
| Australia | 75 |
| Argentina | 51 |
| Belgium | 49 |
| Brazil | 47 |
| Bolivia | 38 |
| Finland | 35 |
| Chile | 33 |
| Italy | 30 |
| Netherlands | 29 |
| New Zealand | 24 |
| Ireland | 21 |
| Colombia | 21 |
| Portugal | 20 |
| India | 19 |
| Uruguay | 18 |
| Norway | 18 |
| Morocco | 16 |
Products
21 products, most viewed first.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 23 October 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).