E131 - Patent blue v

Patent Blue V, also called Food Blue 5, Sulphan Blue, Acid Blue 3, L-Blau 3, C-Blau 20, Patentblau V, Sky Blue, or C.I. 42051 and is a dark bluish synthetic triphenylmethane dye used as a food coloring. As a food additive, it has E number E131. It is a sodium or calcium salt of [4--α--4-diethylaminophenyl--5-hydroxy- 2‚4-disulfophenylmethylidene--2‚5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene] diethylammonium hydroxide inner salt. - Wikipedia

Risk of overexposure

EFSA evaluation: Scientific Opinion on the re‐evaluation of Patent Blue V -E 131- as a food additive (2013/03/01)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has determined that some population groups have a moderate risk of consuming too much E131 - Patent blue v.

To evaluate your exposure to the E131 - Patent blue v food additive, you can browse our list of products that contain it. See the list of products with E131 - Patent blue v below.

	Infants	Toddlers	Children	Adolescents	Adults	Elderly
	< 1	1 to 2	3 to 9	10 to 17	18 to 64	65+
Most people (over 50%)
Some people (over 5%)

: Risk of exceeding the acceptable daily intake (ADI)