Additives
Riboflavin-5'-Phosphate (E101A): What It Is and Is It Safe?
Safe
Colour · Natural colour
Riboflavin-5'-phosphate is the water-soluble phosphate ester of vitamin B2, used to impart a yellow colour and as a vitamin source. The body readily hydrolyses and metabolises it to riboflavin, an essential nutrient. EFSA's 2013 re-evaluation concluded it is unlikely to be of safety concern at the authorised food-additive use levels.
- Category
- Colour — Natural colour
- Typically used in
- Breakfast cereals, dairy products, desserts, sauces and vitamin-fortified foods and drinks.
- Regulatory status
- Authorised in the EU/UK as E101ii; a vitamin B2 form.
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Sources
Where this comes from
- EFSA (2013) — Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of riboflavin E 101i and riboflavin-5'-phosphate sodium E 101ii as food additives https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/3357
Products
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