Chlorophylls

E140
Hazard level: No known concerns Colourant (E100–199)

What is Chlorophylls?

Natural green colour from plants.

Is Chlorophylls safe?

Chlorophylls has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 8 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA

Also known as

Chlorophylls is also known as e140, хлорофил, chlorophyll, chlorophylls — these all refer to the same ingredient.

chlorophyll chlorophylls e140 хлорофил

Where Chlorophylls is typically found

Dairies Fermented Foods Fermented Milk Products Desserts Dairy Desserts

Related additives

Natural Flavouring Sugar (Sucrose) Salt (Sodium Chloride) Citric Acid (E330) Curcumin (E100) banana corn starch skimmed milk Malic Acid (E296) Glucose Syrup Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) (E101) Tartrazine (E102) Quinoline Yellow (E104) Sunset Yellow FCF (E110) Carmine (Cochineal extract) (E120) Polydextrose (E1200)

Products containing Chlorophylls

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