United States
Data
Additive · Color

E120 — Cochineal · page 4

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 4 of 9.

S
Soft & delicious frosted sugar cookiesFirst StreetE
S
Seafood saladD
M
Mini lobster bitesC
L
Lobster Mac And Cheese
S
Strawberry greek nonfat yogurt cereal bowl, strawberryB
Y
Yocrunch, yopa!, greek nonfat yogurt, strawberries with granolaYocrunchB
S
Seafood stuffingC
N
Noel, WafersCompania De Galletas Noel S.A.S.E
P
Premium Deli-Style Seafood Salad With Greek YogurtSan Francisco FoodsD
S
Smoky blend of imitation crab meat, cream cheese, real bacon, cheddar cheese and spices dip, smoky baconE
Seafood Salad
Seafood SaladD
W
Watermelon gumballsE
F
Frosted sugar cookiesE
F
Frosted sugar cookiesE
F
Frosted cotton candyE
W
Watermelon frosted sugar cookiesE
F
Fannie may, milk chocolate, blueberriesFannie MayE
Mild butter chicken curry spice paste, Patak’s
Mild butter chicken curry spice pastePatak’s
Pub Cheese, President
Pub CheesePresidentE
F
Frosted cookiesNash Finch CompanyE
Y
Yoplait original lf ygrt cinn roll/strwbryB
Y
Yoplait original lf ygrt banana split/strwbryB
Y
Yoplait original lf ygrt rnbw sherbet/strwbryB
Y
Yoplait Original Strawberry Banana Low Fat YogurtC
O
Original low fat yogurt, strawberryC
Y
Yoplait fruplait lf ygrt strwbry/peachC
O
Original low fat yogurt , apple crisp, strawberryC
O
Original low fat yogurt, strawberry, strawberry bananaC
Y
Yoplait Original Yogurt Variety Pack 12 CountYoplaitB
L
Lowfat yogurt mousseC
F
Fruplait yogurtC
Y
Yoplait Strawberry Lactose Free Low Fat YogurtC
P
Protabella Mushrooms Stuffed With Flavored CrabGiorgio
I
Icing DecorationsWiltonE
I
Icing DecorationsWiltonD
F
Fishermans market cajun crab dipHarris TeeterD
S
Seafood salad, seafoodD
V
Valentine licorice pastelsE
V
Valentine holland mintsE
A
Assorted Jordan AlmondsMarczyk Fine FoodsE
Cherry with micro-candies sugar free gum, cherry
Cherry with micro-candies sugar free gum, cherryB
Airheads Blue Raspberry Gum, AirHeads
Airheads Blue Raspberry GumAirHeads
W
White mystery with micro-candies sugar free gumB
C
Chewing GumMentos
M
Mentos, Pure Sugar Free Gum, CinnamonPerfetti Van Melle Usa Inc.
M
Mentos, fresh sugarfree gum, cinnamonPerfetti Van Melle Usa Inc.C
C
Cherry sugar free gum, cherryB
W
Watermelon sugar free gum, watermelonB

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