United States
Data
Additive · Color

E120 — Cochineal · page 3

E120 (Cochineal) appears in the ingredient lists of 424 products sold in the United States. Function: color.

424products with a complete record
11%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
28.5 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.33 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 5%B 5%C 22%D 16%E 51%

346 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 424 products
Calories332 kcal
Sugars28.5 g
Saturated fat2.4 g
Salt0.33 g

Categories

Most represented

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 73.100, 73.1100.

Technical effects listed by the FDA: color or coloring adjunct, flavoring agent or adjuvant

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 1260-17-9 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

424 products, most viewed first · page 3 of 9.

P
Pink frosted sugar cookiesE
V
Valentine frosted sugar cookiesE
F
Frosted sugar spring pink cookies, frosted sugarE
Y
Yellow/orange frosted sugar cookiesE
Lucky Charms, General Mills
Lucky CharmsGeneral Mills · 36 g
G
Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable CheeseKaukauna · 28 gE
C
CandyE
R
RuntsE
C
Crab CakesVan De Kamp's · 82 gA
G
Gummi Pink PigsHarmons · 40 gE
D
Dutch Tum Tum MixHarmons · 40 gE
K
Koppers, Real Swedish Gummi Bear Dips, Creamy RaspberryKoppers Chocolate Specialty Co
E
Easter Jelly Chicks & BunniesWorld Consolidated Industries · 40 gE
D
Decadent delightsE
S
Seafood louie saladA
S
Seafood louie saladC
L
Lobster mac & cheeseSignature cafe
L
Lettuce, imitation crab meat, hard boiled egg, grape tomatoes and olives with a louie dressing salad, seafood louie saladC
C
Candy Store, GumballsHoliday Candy Corp Inc.D
D
Diced peachesDel MonteC
F
Fruit snack cupsDel MonteA
Fruit refreshers snack cups, Del Monte
Fruit refreshers snack cupsDel MonteD
F
Fruit & veggie fusions peach strawberryDel MonteB
F
Fruit & ChiaDel Monte · 198 gA
S
Seafood saladD
C
Cold Pack Cheese Spread Made With Natural Aged CheddarKowalski's Markets · 28 gE
P
Port wine cold pack cheese spreadD
D
Drink mix
F
Flake style crab flavored seafoodC
S
SeafoodC
F
Flake style seafoodC
C
Ceviche
S
Seafood salad with shrimpC
S
Seafood & shrimp salad with dillSimply Fresh Foods Inc.D
I
Italian Style Pasta, Tri Color TortelliniGiant EagleC
S
Seafood louie saladC
G
Good n plentyE
H
Hot tamalesE
S
Strawberry Licorice Wheels Candy, StrawberryThe fresh market · 16 oz/454 gD
T
Tasty Milk StrawsAngry Birds · 6 gE
M
Milk StrawsTasty Milk · 6 gE
P
Post Fruity Pebbles Candy Coated Chewy BitesFlux Candy
Scottish 4 Steak Lorne, M&S Select Farms
Scottish 4 Steak LorneM&S Select Farms
L
Low fat smoothieE
S
Seafood stuffingC
G
Goya, vanilla wafers, mangoGoyaE
K
Kikkoman, chinese style seafood soup mix, crab, crabKikkomanE
C
CandiesWeis Quality · 40 gE

Source: Open Food Facts export of November 1, 2026, ODbL, and USDA FoodData Central, October 2026 release, CC0 · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).