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E131 - Patent blue v

Additive: 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)

Moderate risk of over exposure
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.

  InfantsToddlersChildrenAdolescentsAdultsElderly
  < 11 to 23 to 910 to 1718 to 6465+
Most people
(over 50%)		      
Some people
(over 5%)		 Groups with more than 5% of members exceeding the acceptable daily intake (ADI)Groups with more than 5% of members exceeding the acceptable daily intake (ADI)   

Risk of exceeding the acceptable daily intake (ADI) : Risk of exceeding the acceptable daily intake (ADI)