Is e171 the same as Titanium Dioxide?

Yes — e171 and Titanium Dioxide refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Is tio2 the same as Titanium Dioxide?

Yes — tio2 and Titanium Dioxide refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Yes — ci 77891 and Titanium Dioxide refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Yes — tio2 nano and Titanium Dioxide refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Yes — nano tio2 and Titanium Dioxide refer to the same ingredient in our catalogue.

Used as a white colorant. Banned in the EU due to genotoxicity and DNA damage concerns.

Titanium Dioxide is a high health concern. Consider limiting products that contain it.

Score impact: −15 points on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 19 of 9,912 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA

Titanium Dioxide is also known as e171, tio2, ci 77891, tio2 nano, nano tio2 — these all refer to the same ingredient.

titanium dioxide e171 титанов диоксид tio2 ci 77891 titanium dioxide nano tio2 nano nano tio2 colour e 171

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