Additive · Colour

E171 — Titanium dioxide

E171 (Titanium dioxide) appears in the ingredient lists of 19 products sold in India. Function: colour.

19products with a complete record
8%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
70.0 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.09 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 0%B 8%C 8%D 0%E 85%

13 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 19 products
Energy406 kcal
Sugars70.0 g
Saturates14.6 g
Salt0.09 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)

Products containing it, by country

Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)