Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- food
Paprika extract
80/100 · High conf.
Concern score
80/100Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
Paprika extract in plain language
Used in food as a colour.
- Colour
- Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record.
Why it's flagged
EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: Negative. Source: EFSA ANS 2015
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Paprika extract appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUEFSAEFSA opinion2 entries
- Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of paprika extract (E 160c) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)Source →
- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed on the request from the Commission on the safety of use of colouring agents in animal nutrition. PART II. Capsanthin, Citranaxanthin, and Cryptoxanthin (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
GLOBALJECFANO ADI ALLOCATEDJECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour.
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour.Source →
Expert safety opinions
Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
JECFA evaluation lists ADI NO ADI ALLOCATED. Functional class: colour.
Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of paprika extract (E 160c) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)
2015 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed on the request from the Commission on the safety of use of colouring agents in animal nutrition. PART II. Capsanthin, Citranaxanthin, and Cryptoxanthin (EFSA FEEDAP)
2006 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Paprika extract yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Paprika extract; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
