Additive · Color

E129 — Allura red · page 385

E129 (Allura red) appears in the ingredient lists of 33,084 products sold in the United States. Function: color.

33,084products with a complete record
3%rated A or B on Nutri-Score
43.8 gsugars per 100 g (median)
0.15 gsalt per 100 g (median)

Nutri-Score

How rated products spread
A 1%B 2%C 9%D 19%E 69%

22,577 rated products

Median values

Per 100 g, across all 33,084 products
Calories375 kcal
Sugars43.8 g
Saturated fat1.7 g
Salt0.15 g

Status in the United States (FDA)

Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 74.340, 74.1340, 74.2340.

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

California: from December 31, 2027, school meals and food sold to pupils at school may not contain this substance (AB 2316, California School Food Safety Act — Education Code §§ 49431, 49431.2, 49431.5). Applies to school breakfasts and lunches and to food and drinks sold to pupils at public schools. Foods from the USDA Foods in Schools program and fundraiser sales off campus or after the school day are exempt.

West Virginia: from August 1, 2025, school meals and food sold to pupils at school may not contain this substance (HB 2354 (2025) — W. Va. Code § 18-5D-3a). Applies to meals served in school nutrition programs. Fundraiser sales off school premises or after the school day are exempt.

West Virginia: from January 1, 2028, a food product containing this substance may not be made, sold or distributed in the state (HB 2354 (2025) — W. Va. Code § 16-7-2). Food containing it counts as adulterated. Criminal penalties do not apply to sellers of less than $5,000 a month of such food (§ 16-7-4).

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 25956-17-6 via Wikidata (CC0)

Products

33,084 products, most viewed first · page 385 of 690.

Cheerwine soft drink, Cheerwine
Cheerwine soft drinkCheerwineE
Cheerwine soft drink, Cheerwine
Cheerwine soft drinkCheerwineE
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Holiday punchCarolina Beverage CorporationE
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Cheerwine, Squeeze Soft Drink, Citrus BlendCarolina Beverage CorporationE
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Cheerwine, Soft Drink Squeeze, Citrus BlendCarolina Beverage CorporationE
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Soft drinkE
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Seasoning saltE
L
Light French Low Fat Homestyle DressingHenri's
H
Hot Tamales, Chewy Candies, Fierce CinnamonJust Born Inc.E
M
Marshmallow SnowmenPeepsE
M
Marshmallow treesE
M
Mike and ike, original chewy assorted fruit flavored candiesMike And IkeE
C
Classic Licorice Flavored Jelly BeansJust Born · 10 oz
A
Americana Medley Jelly BeansTeenee BeaneeE
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Island Breeze Jelly BeansTeenee BeaneeE
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Luxor LicoriceTeenee BeaneeE
C
Chewy assorted fruit flavoured candiesE
O
Original fruits chewy candiesMike And IkeE
Hot tamales cinnamon fierce
Hot tamales cinnamon fierce
B
Berry Blast Chewy Berry Flavored Candy, Wild Berry; Blueberry; Strawberry; Blue Raspberry; Peach BerryMike And Ike · 0.78 oz
Zours walter malon, Mike And Ike
Zours walter malonMike And IkeE
M
Mike and ike, zours chewy sour candies, fruitMike And IkeE
H
Hot Tamales, Tropical Heat, Chewy Spicy CandiesJust Born Inc.E
S
Sour-licious fruit punch candiesE
Red rageous chewy fruit flavored candy, Just Born  Inc.
Red rageous chewy fruit flavored candyJust Born Inc.E
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Jolly Joes Chewy Grape Flavored CandyMike And Ike · 5.0 oz/141 g
C
Chewy fruit flavored candies, strawberryMike And IkeE
C
Chewy Assorted Fruit CandiesMike And IkeE
J
Jurassic World Chewy Fruit CandiesJust Born Inc.E
M
Mike and ike, chewy assorted fruit flavored candies, cherry, lemon, strawberry, lime, orangeMike And IkeE
Z
Zombie intense fruit flavored candiesJust Born Inc.E
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Chewy CandiesJust Born Inc.E
C
Caramel apple chewy assorted fruit flavored candies, caramel appleMike And IkeE
C
Chewy Assorted Fruit Flavored CandiesJust Born Inc.E
H
Hot Tamales, Chewy Candies, Fierce CinnamonJust Born Inc.E
C
Cherri and Bubb Flavored Candies, Cherry & Bubble GumMike And Ike · 5.0 oz
S
Strawberries 'N Cream Flavored CandiesMike And Ike · 5.0 oz
M
Merry mix chewy assorted fruit flavored candiesE
Root Beer, Just Born  Inc.
Root BeerJust Born Inc. · 141gE
Chewy Cotton Candy, Mike And Ike
Chewy Cotton CandyMike And Ike · 5 ozE
Fire & ice chewy cinnamon and cool mint flavored candies
Fire & ice chewy cinnamon and cool mint flavored candies · 5.0 ozE
H
Hot tamales, chewy candies, fierce cinnamonHot TamalesE
C
CandyMike And IkeE
Original Fruits, Mike and Ike
Original FruitsMike and Ike · 8.3 ozE
C
Chewy CandiesJust Born Inc.E
C
Chewy CandyHot TamalesE
C
Chewy CandiesMike And IkeE
H
Hot tamales, tropical heat, chewy candies, spicy tropicalJust Born Inc.E

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